Drawstring
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A drawstring (or draw string or draw-string) is a type of string is used (when pulled) to "draw" or tie an opening in fabric closed/shut.
Drawstrings are used in sweatshirts, pants (breeches), and bags (stuff sack, money bag, etc). A cord lock can be used on a drawstring to keep it taut.
In biology, a type of protein in the Rho family of GTPases heals wounds by contraction, much like a draw-string being pulled to close a bag.[1]
References
- ^ Brock J, Midwinter K, Lewis J, Martin P. (1996). "Healing of incisional wound in the embryonic chick wing bud: characterization of the actin purse-string and demonstration of a requirement for Rho activation". J Cell Biol. 135 (4): 1097–107. doi:10.1083/jcb.135.4.1097. PMID 8922389.
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See also
- Fishing net, some act like drawstrings as they are pulled in
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