contractile Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of contractile In English

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Examples of contractile

  • Colorless and highly contractile forms growing in small or large colonies. 

  • The clear space within it is a contractile vesicle. 

  • The contractile power of the capillaries should be improved. 

  • The contractile vacuoles are usually placed in rows upon the edges. 

  • The stalk is very contractile and elastic, constantly changing in shape. 

  • Without contractile contacts, cells cannot assemble matrix or exert the tension on surrounding matrix and cytoskeleton that is also needed for locomotion.

  • Function of gastrointestinal smooth muscle: from signaling to contractile proteins.

  • We do know that achievement of a "perfect" contractile force is not the sole factor.

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