precontractions

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A form of precontraction — Prior to contraction

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of precontraction

    The electrophysiological measurements revealed that essential oil was more potent against K + (80 mM) than phenylephrine precontractions using isolated rabbit aorta preparations.

    2015 August 19, Hafiz Majid Rasheed et al., “Chemical Composition and Vasorelaxant and Antispasmodic Effects of Essential Oil from Rosa indica L. Petals”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM, volume 2015, →DOI
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