Sentence examples for cause it to contract from inspiring English sources
In the appropriate dose, applied directly to the eye, atropine dilates the pupil by paralysing the muscles that normally cause it to contract.
Phosphorylating components of the cytoskeleton, namely, myosin light chain (MLC) via myosin light chain kinase (MLC K or Rho-associated kinase (ROCK), cause it to contract, which separates the TJ and increases paracellular permeability [ 28, 40– 40].
As a star becomes denser and more compact, its gravitational field intensifies, causing it to contract even more.
Reducing the current makes the string cooler and causes it to contract, increasing tension and raising pitch.
When this hand comes in contact with an object, a small pipe sucks air from the sack, causing it to contract and mold to the object's shape.
The other leg had a couple of electrodes slapped on it, which delivered an electrical impulse to the muscle, causing it to contract.
Interacting with its environment, the motion generated by sound creates a wave-like ripple in the garment, causing it to contract and expand the entire outfit.
Electricity is sent through the wire, causing it to contract and the petals to lift it also means no motors were needed, so the light is able to move in serene silence.
Such drugs are classified as vasoconstrictors when they cause the smooth muscle lining to contract and vasodilators when they cause it to relax.
One of the biggest challenges is designing a hatch for the crew to enter the glass orb, since any fixtures could create tensile forces along the surface that could cause it to crack; because the metal contracts at a different rate to the glass, it causes friction.
