blood vessel maximum contractile force receptor-dependent blood vessel maximum contractile force 2013-06-20T14:10:59Z CMO:0001654 JSmith Measurement of the highest achievable amount of energy produced by the active reduction in the diameter of a blood vessel, any one of the network of muscular tubes that carry blood through the body, resulting from a contraction of the muscular wall of the vessel which is instigated by the activation of a receptor, a molecule on the surface or within a cell that recognizes and binds with specific molecules, producing a specific effect. blood vessel receptor-dependent maximum contractility clinical_measurement_ontology