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131Excitation-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… …
132Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction — /lawr euhnts fits jer euhld, lohr /, Physics. See FitzGerald contraction. [1920 25] * * * or space contraction In relativity physics, the shortening of an object along the direction of its motion relative to an observer. Dimensions in other… …
