单词 | inotropism |
释义 | > as lemmasiˈnotropism iˈnotropism n. modification of the contractility of muscle. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [noun] > muscular tension contraction1615 tonicity1824 myonicity1866 tonus1876 inotropism1902 ionotropy1976 stiffness1978 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 733/2 The centrifugal cardiac nerves influence the frequency, the force of contraction, and the conductivity of the excitatory wave (chrono-, ino-, and dromo-tropism of Engelmann). 1971 Nature 25 June 531/1 Although inotropism is defined as a change in force, by measuring changes in optical density, we can measure indirectly the relative elongation and contraction of the cells during each contraction cycle. < as lemmas |
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