Sentence examples for by its contraction from inspiring English sources

One, the tensor tympani, is attached to the handle of the malleus (itself attached to the eardrum membrane) and by its contraction tends to draw the malleus inward, thus increasing drum membrane tension.

The gastrocnemius muscle (c) lends itself to analysis by the nature of its contraction over the course of a single stance phase, as well as its importance to overall gait health.

During this phase the matrix can be remodelled by fibroblasts leading to its contraction: at the start of the puromycin treatment the matrix was photographed to enable quantification of the extent of contraction.

To address this question, Hardy et al. (2006) monitored bioluminescent L. monocytogenes growing in the gallbladder after inducing its contraction either by feeding mice with milk or by injecting them with the hormone cholecystokinin.

The first event after normal micronuclear elongation is its contraction followed by meiotic divisions.

Here, we assumed that the function of the gene was not altered by its elongation or contraction.

In other words, the benefits of air pollution controls contributed significantly more to the California economic expansion in the last 40 years than the contraction caused by its costs.

An animal study has shown that Shao-fu-zhu-yu decoction, a commonly used CM formula for dysmenorrhea, has been shown to relieve uterine contraction pain by its peripheral analgesic activities [ 22].

This overall behavior is a consequence of several features of concrete mechanics such as micro-cracking produced by hindered volume contraction, its nonlinear compressive stress strain behavior with concrete softening and its low tensile strength.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told journalists on Friday the economy could shrink by 4percentt in 2015, its first contraction since 2009, if oil prices averaged their current level of $60 a barrel.

To change colour the animal distorts the sacculus form or size by muscular contraction, changing its translucency, reflectivity, or opacity.