Sentence examples for augmented contraction from inspiring English sources

Angiotensin II (100 nmol/l) produced a greater contraction in OVX rat aortae and this augmented contraction was inhibited by chronic treatment with valsartan but not enalapril (Figure 5B).

The positive inotropic effect of mild therapeutic hypothermia measured by systolic function has also been demonstrated in in vivo studies [ 5, 9] and can be measured echocardiographically by the significant increase in ejection fraction (EF) and the augmented contraction velocity measured by pulse contour analysis.

Removal of the endothelium did not augment contraction in aortas from +/ Col3a1▵ mice and, consequently, contractile responses were similar in denuded aortas from +/+ and +/ Col3a1▵ mice.

The current study was designed to investigate whether WP-NMES also augments contractions after stroke.

H2O2-pretreatment significantly augmented the contraction induced by phenylephrine (P < 0.05) but had no effect on the response to acetylcholine.

We observed that increasing concentrations of L-methionine ethyl ester (L-Mee) augmented spontaneous contractions in non-laboring myometrium.

Such agents include physostigmine and neostigmine, which are used to help augment muscle contraction in certain gastrointestinal conditions and in myasthenia gravis.

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation that incorporates wide pulse widths (1 ms) and high frequencies (100 Hz; wide pulse-NMES (WP-NMES)) augments contractions through an increased reflexive recruitment of motoneurons in individuals without neurological impairments and those with spinal cord injury.

Therefore, in normal bladder, KCNQ channels seem to provide a fine-tuning control mechanism over smooth muscle excitability, where inhibition of KCNQ channels can augment spontaneous contractions but is not sufficient to cause sustained contraction, which would be undesirable during bladder filling.

It is a great panacea for oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea and dysmenorrheal, as it augments uterine contractions.

Doctors sometimes break your water with an instrument or use drugs like Pitocin to augment your contractions, and these methods sometimes work well – but they can also lead to a higher risk of a c-section.