Term Information

Accession
GO:0003009
Name
skeletal muscle contraction
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A process in which force is generated within skeletal muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force through ATP hydrolysis. In the skeletal muscle, the muscle contraction takes advantage of an ordered sarcomeric structure and in most cases it is under voluntary control. Source: GOC:mtg_muscle, GOC:mtg_cardio
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0003009 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of skeletal muscle contraction (GO:0003009)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
skeletal muscle contraction [is_a relation] is_a  striated muscle contraction (GO:0006941)
skeletal muscle contraction [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  musculoskeletal movement (GO:0050881)
Children of skeletal muscle contraction (GO:0003009)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
regulation of skeletal muscle contraction (GO:0014819) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  skeletal muscle contraction
regulation of excitatory postsynaptic membrane potential involved in skeletal muscle contraction (GO:0014853) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  skeletal muscle contraction
voluntary skeletal muscle contraction (GO:0003010) [is_a relation] is_a  skeletal muscle contraction
involuntary skeletal muscle contraction (GO:0003011) [is_a relation] is_a  skeletal muscle contraction
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