contractile action

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• contractile — [ kɔ̃traktil ] adj. • 1755; du lat. contractus → 2. contracter ♦ Physiol. Qui peut se contracter. Fibre, muscle contractile. Organe contractile. ● contractile adjectif Se dit de muscles ou de tissus organiques qui peuvent se contracter.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• Stanley Salmons — (1939 ) was born in Clapton, East London, and was educated at St. Marylebone Grammar School. Awarded a Royal Scholarship, he attended Imperial College London, from which he graduated in Physics and went on to gain a D.I.C. in Electronics and… …   Wikipedia

• protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… …   Universalium

• MYOCARDE — On nomme myocarde le tissu contractile qui forme la plus grande partie du cœur. Il est composé de cellules, ou «fibres», groupées en faisceaux. On a longtemps admis qu’elles constituaient un système unitaire, c’est à dire un syncytium… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… …   Universalium

• MUSCLES — La motilité est l’une des propriétés les plus caractéristiques de l’animal. Se déplacer, pour un tel organisme, est source d’autonomie et donc préalable indispensable à toute adaptation à l’environnement. Cette propriété est le fait d’un ensemble …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Smooth muscle tissue — Smooth muscle …   Wikipedia

• CIRCULATOIRE (APPAREIL) — Au cours du développement humain, l’appareil circulatoire est l’un des premiers à s’ébaucher. Ce fait traduit l’importance vitale du flux circulatoire dès le début de l’embryogenèse. Il alimente en effet les tissus en formation et draine les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary

• Excitation-contraction coupling — Excitation contraction (EC) coupling is a term coined in 1952 to describe the physiological process of converting an electrical stimulus to a mechanical response [1]. This process is fundamental to muscle physiology, whereby the electrical… …   Wikipedia