In the more adherent PtK2 cell line, we observed some furrow contraction late in cytokinesis but furrow contraction was significantly reduced in rate and extent (Figure S1, Video S5).
Light and black lines indicate variations of strain (contraction positive) and cumulative number of aftershocks.
Leukotrienes and other inflammatory mediators derived from LOX oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are involved in intestinal smooth muscle lining contractions in diarrhoea and allergic reactions.
Fifty is the dividing line between contraction and expansion.
It was the best reading by the Institute for Supply Management's service-sector survey in 11 months, and it pushed the index closer to topping 50, the dividing line between contraction and expansion.
By the same token, the uptick in December garnered lots of attention because it carried Chinese manufacturing across the dividing line between contraction and expansion.In this section Crazy aunt on the loose The case for the defence Horns of a dilemma China's version of contraction Rich managers, poor clients Half-cocked Basel Called to account Downturn, start up ReprintsOr did it?
An index of output in private services and manufacturing (where 50 is the dividing line between contraction and expansion) stood at 46.9 in April, reported Markit, a research firm, this week.The euro zone's fragility owes something to austerity, though fiscal retrenchment will be less intense this year.
In line with muscle contraction, we also identified proteins related to calcium signal transduction (calsequestrin-1, sarcalumenin, myozenin-1, annexins).
Arguably, it is the latter which is of increasing importance in public health terms as while unemployment is generally cyclical rising and falling in line with economic contraction and expansion—economic inactivity has increasingly become a structural labour market problem.
Samantha Bond is infectiously enjoyable as haughty, naughty Mrs Prentice, and to be congratulated on her ability to deliver the line "My uterine contractions have been bogus for some time" with head-held-high triumph.
