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Example sentences for: contraction

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This would increase the probability of cross-bridge binding to actin, resulting in a greater number of cross-bridges exerting force during the twitch contraction.
A sudden downturn could result in a world-wide economic contraction.
The plateau phase, or phase II of the pelvic nerve induced bladder contraction was significantly reduced by olanzapine (Fig.
By day 10, the wound areas in both control and mutant mice were smaller, reflecting some degree of wound contraction, and in addition, the wounds were now closed, being completely covered by epidermal cells and underlying granulation tissue (results not shown).
In our study, sarcomeres near the tendons may have been operating at a shorter sarcomere length during the contraction, when compared to the passive sarcomere length that we actually measured.