Svensk definition
Ett förlopp som leder till sammandragning och/eller spänning i muskelvävnad. Muskelsammandragning åstadkoms via en glidmekanism, där aktintrådar glider in bland myosintrådarna.
Muscle Contraction
Muskelsammandragning
Engelsk definition
A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
Svenska synonymer
Muskelkontraktion — Inotropi
Engelska synonymer
Contraction, Muscle — Contractions, Muscle — Muscle Contractions — Muscular Contraction — Contraction, Muscular — Contractions, Muscular — Muscular Contractions — Inotropism — Inotropisms