contractile
- adjective
- /kənˈtræktəl/
- Specialized
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contráctil
- More recently, a proteomic analysis revealed that chagasic patients have altered levels of circulating proteins that are involved in the contractile apparatus.
- contractile apparatus
- contractile protein
- contractile force
Well, let's imagine those slow twitch postural muscles get fatigued and they start to lose contractile tension.
- Well, let's imagine those slow twitch postural muscles get fatigued and they start to lose contractile tension.
Examples
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Furthermore, the high aerobic capacity and exquisitely rapid contractile speeds of laryngeal muscles are such that the potential for change in endurance and/or speed with exercise is uncertain.
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Interestingly, disruption of cardiomyocyte structure would release contractile proteins, such as troponin I, into the serum.
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There you have contractile cells that are also sensory.
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So when we sleep and we have an empty stomach, then the activity, the contractile activity of our gut changes to a very unique pattern.
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Sponges are a simple multicellular animal that have contractile cells.
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No evidence of disturbances in the contractile capacity of the myocardium was observed in the subjects with upper limb amputation.
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One important possible consequence of chronic inflammation in the heart during Chagas disease is remodeling and damage to different proteins belonging to the contractile machinery.
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In summary, infection with T. cruzi appears to profoundly alter the contractile apparatus of cardiomyocytes.
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The dynamics of output fraction and Vcf showed a regular decrease in contractile properties of the myocardium in the subjects with amputation, depending upon the amputation defect.
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The contractile cells in the heart enable it to pump blood efficiently.
Synonyms
Can get smaller when it tightens or gets cold
Tending to make something smaller or bring parts closer together
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of the body that gets shorter to move things, like a muscle or the heart
How Contractile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Contractile comes from contract, which means 'draw together' and is made of con- 'together' and tract 'pull' (the same idea behind tractor and attract). So, something contractile is able to pull itself in or get smaller, like a muscle that tightens to make movement.