Sentence examples for rates of contraction from inspiring English sources

The rates of contraction in France and Italy stabilised, but Austria and Greece registered bigger downturns.

Compound 16, with a suitable half-life (17.8 min) in PBS at pH 7, released NO (19%) and HNO (22%) during a 2 h incubation in PBS at pH 7. In addition, compound 16 exhibited a significant in vitro positive inotropic effect, increased the rates of contraction and relaxation, and increased coronary flow rate, but did not induce a chronotropic effect.

Transfection of NRCM with siRNA led to a 65% reduction in the receptor mRNA expression (Fig. S3) and and substantially reduced the impact of high concentration of TC 1 mmol/L (Fig. 4d) and 0.1 mmol/L carbachol on the rates of contraction (Fig. S2).

Maximal rates of contraction and relaxation were calculated at a load of 10 mmHg of pressure [ 17].

The left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) and the mean rates of contraction (+dP/dt) and relaxation (−dP/dt) were measured.

Peak systolic, diastolic and developed pressures, heart rate, and rates of contraction or relaxation over time (d P/d t) were documented.

Subsequent to the initial 24 h, the rate of contraction decreased and notably, SPARC−/− cells contracted less rapidly than WT cells (Figure 2A).

The Spanish economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the January-March quarter, the same rate of contraction as in the last quarter of 2011, the National Statistics Institute said in Madrid.

The rate of contraction or expansion of clusters shows the relative strengths of the two forces.

The think tank said the rate of contraction seen in the current recession was "very similar" to the slowdown at the beginning of the 1980s.

Front-loaded fiscal adjustment has accelerated the rate of contraction in Ireland, as higher taxes and lower spending have reduced disposable income and aggregate demand.