contractility

Noun

Meaning

The quality or property by which bodies shrink or contract.

The power possessed by the fibers of living muscle of contracting or shortening.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ability capacity faculty convergence condensation compactness aptitude dexterity compendium cleverness excitability corrugation astringency asperity acerbity
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Hypernyms

ability

Hyponyms

astringency stypsis

Related terms

contractile

Examples

At the end of this cascade, another class of molecules involved in morphogenesis are molecules that control cellular behaviors (for example cell migration ) or, more generally, their properties, such as cell adhesion or cell contractility. Source: Internet

Moreover, cell-cell adhesion is often modulated by cell contractility, which can exert forces on the cell-cell contacts so that two cell populations with equal levels of the same adhesion molecule can sort out. Source: Internet

Often, during embryonic morphogenesis, cell contractility occurs via periodic pulses of contraction. Source: Internet

This leads to an increase in cytoplasmic calcium concentration, which improves cardiac contractility. Source: Internet

Together, these abnormalities lead to the decrease in muscle contractility. Source: Internet

; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) : TCAs behave like type Ia antiarrhythmics and could terminate ventricular fibrillation and decrease contractility. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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