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This tighter arrangement suggests closer intercellular coupling and more efficient production of force during muscle constriction; the arterial wall is thus better suited for vigorous mechanical resistance than the venous wall.
Digital ischaemia, although rare, is a well known complication of arterial cannulation [ 3, 4, 5] and this problem may be exacerbated in patients with sepsis who have microcirculatory disturbances including slowing of capillary blood flow and local arteriolar constriction [ 6], and who also often require vasopressors for hypotension.
During cytokinesis, global and spatial mechanical properties are likely used to deform a cell, allowing the constriction of the cell's equator (reviewed in [ 22 ] ). These spatial properties include local modulation of stiffness and the generation of contractile force.
Capitol police distributed epinephrine syringes throughout the building to protect members of Congress and their staffs against peanut allergy symptoms such as throat constriction and rapid loss of blood pressure.
Neuro-ophthalmological examination was normal except for 1 mm of left upper eyelid ptosis (drooping of the eyelid), miosis (constriction of the pupil), and mild enophthalmos (recession of the eyeball into the orbit) consistent with classic left-sided Horner syndrome (Figure 1).