(a.) Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.
Example Sentences:
(1) The conversion of a stable population of anisometric cells to isometric dimensions constitutes a novel mechanism for altering the proportions of an epithelial sheet during development.
(2) The progressive acquisition of a timing performance with isometric and anisometric responses was investigated in conditions of 'inconsistent feedback', with two different methods: counting seconds or not.
(3) The electrical activity of the biceps brachii and pronator teres muscles is studied through the prono-supination of the forearm in some anisometrical conditions (dynamic work) when the inertia of the mobile system and the elbow position are being varied.
(4) The molecule is a flat, strongly anisometric particle with radius of gyration 115 A, volume 1,8 X 10(6) A3, maximum size 380 A, thickness 35-40 A.
(5) Discharges of red nucleus neurons were analyzed in the cat during voluntary muscle contractions performed under isometric and anisometric conditions.
(6) Experiments reported in the literature, as well as our own, were categorized according to technique into one of four types: (1) isometric-isotonic, (2) isometric-anisotonic,(3) anisometric-isotonic or (4) anisometric-anisotonic.
(7) We compared matching of finger forces under isometric conditions with matching of forces produced against a spring load (anisometric conditions) in twenty normal subjects.
(8) The actual configuration of hypercolumns is in register with two possible templates for the self-organization of orientation selectivity: the isometric cytochrome oxidase blobs of the colour system, and the anisometric slabs of the ocular dominance system.
(9) A self-assembly procedure which accounts for the anisometric growth and shaping of a template and its microtubule bundle is proposed.
(10) Most insect oocytes, and the follicles which surround them, grow anisometrically as they assume shapes which approximate to those of long prolate spheroids.
(11) Also, this equation predicts linear relations for anisometric-isotonic contractions, and quadratic relations for an accelerated rate of contraction, between the average electromyogram and force of contraction.
(12) The density of spikes of spike output (SO) recorded by means of three bifilar semimicroelectrodes simultaneously implanted in the biceps brachii has been studied during elbow flexions performed against inertia and with a variable velocity (anisometric, anisotonic contractions).
(13) Maintenance of anisometric force was found to be nearly normal in patients with severe deficits in controlling isometric force.
(14) Variations of the soleus H-reflex were studied during voluntary isometric or anisometric contractions of the tibialis anterior in man.
(15) The muscles are fatigued by voluntary anisometric anisotonic contractions against an elastic resistance in man, and by maximal tetanic contractions in the frog and the rat.
(16) Thus with an axial ratio of about 1:0.36 the enzyme is of very anisometric shape.
(17) The enzyme has a peptide weight near 180 000 and, in high salt, is a monomeric, probably highly anisometric molecule.
(18) From the relation established between the instantaneous values of So and force it can be concluded that the shape of force increase in anisometric, anisotonic conditions is entirely related to that of MU recruitment, although the absolute value of force depends on both the firing frequency and the number of active MUs.
(19) In all cases, the transport was found to be anisometric, the extent of the spreading being much greater parallel than perpendicular to the collagen fibers.
(20) The importance of anisometric transport in anisotropic tissues was indicated.
Isometric
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Isometrical
Example Sentences:
(1) Circular muscle strips from the opossum esophageal body obtained 3-5 cm above the esophagogastric junction were suspended in organ baths for measurement of isometric tension.
(2) It may, however, be useful to compare local wall dynamics in the more isometrically-contracting basal segment with those in the middle portion which brings about most of the emptying of the ventricle.
(3) The power spectrum of the EMG was analyzed during isometric contractions of the shoulder muscles.
(4) Rings of isolated coronary and femoral arteries (without endothelium) were suspended for isometric tension recording in organ chambers filled with modified Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution.
(5) Angiotensin tachyphylaxis was studied in the isolated guinea pig ileum under isometric conditions.
(6) Isometric exercise induces a significant shortening of both intervals although minor for QT so that the ratio significantly increases in comparison to baseline (p less than .001).
(7) Starting from the observation that the part above 6 Hz of the power spectrum of force tremor during isometric contractions can be related to the unfused twitches of motor units firing asynchronously, an attempt was made to study the usefulness of force tremor spectral analysis as a global descriptor of motoneurone pool activity.
(8) The stiffness of the fibre first rose abruptly in response to stretch and then started to decrease linearly while the stretch went on; after the completion of stretch the stiffness decreased towards a steady value which was equal to that during the isometric tetanus at the same sarcomere length, indicating that the enhancement of isometric force is associated with decreased stiffness.
(9) For this purpose, the fastest possible self-paced single isometric forefinger extensions and the fastest alternating forefinger movements were tested.
(10) There were discrete linear relationships between muscle temperature and isometric endurance associated with cycling at 60% and 80% VO2max.
(11) The purpose of this study was to test for differences in the maximal isometric hip abduction torque produced between hip sides across multiple hip abduction angles.
(12) Such parameters of stimulation permite to achieve unfatiguability of muscle in isometric contraction regimen.
(13) During continuous isometric exercise with constant stimulation time, the amount of IMP was linearly and inversely related to the age of the animals; a higher IMP concentration was found in intermittent isometric and dynamic exercise.
(14) The response was composed of an isometric phase, during which the body weight was shifted from the stimulated limb to the opposite forelimb while the stimulated limb was gently pushed backwards, and a movement phase during which the stimulated paw actually accomplished the placing reaction.
(15) This study compared the effect of varied training frequencies on the development of isometric lumbar extension torque (strength) over 12- and 20-week training periods.
(16) When maximal isometric trunk flexor or extensor torques were imposed upon a maximal Valsalva manoeuvre, transversus abdominis activity and intra-abdominal pressure remained comparable within and across conditions, whereas obliquus internus, obliquus externus and rectus abdominis activities either markedly increased (flexion) or decreased (extension).
(17) Two effects were recorded simultaneously in the same preparation: (a) isometric contractions, due to the tension elicited by drugs on the external (longitudinal) smooth muscle layer and (b) pressure of internal perfusion, due to contractions of the internal (circular) smooth muscle layer.
(18) The relationship between semitendinosus muscle force and knee joint kinematics during isometric torque production was examined in the frog (Rana pipiens) hindlimb.
(19) Isometric exercises are frequently encountered in activities of daily living and many occupational tasks.
(20) The authors favor conservative treatment of tennis elbow, starting with cessation of the offending activity and prescription of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and followed by isometric and isotonic exercises when pain and inflammation have subsided.