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smooth muscle contraction

Term Information

Accession
GO:0006939
Name
smooth muscle contraction
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
visceral muscle contraction
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A process in which force is generated within smooth 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. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length. Source: GOC:mtg_muscle, ISBN:0198506732, GOC:jl, GOC:ef
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0006939 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of smooth muscle contraction (GO:0006939)
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smooth muscle contraction [is_a relation] is_a  muscle contraction (GO:0006936)
Children of smooth muscle contraction (GO:0006939)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
vascular associated smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014829) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
tonic smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014820) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
regulation of smooth muscle contraction (GO:0006940) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  smooth muscle contraction
small intestine smooth muscle contraction (GO:1990770) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
phasic smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014821) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
hindgut contraction (GO:0043133) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
colon smooth muscle contraction (GO:1990765) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
urinary tract smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014848) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
uterine smooth muscle contraction (GO:0070471) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
negative regulation of smooth muscle contraction (GO:0045986) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  smooth muscle contraction
gastro-intestinal system smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014831) [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction
positive regulation of smooth muscle contraction (GO:0045987) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  smooth muscle contraction
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