Term Information

Accession
GO:0044557
Name
relaxation of smooth muscle
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
smooth muscle relaxation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A process in which the extent of smooth muscle contraction is reduced. 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:jl
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0044557 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:0044557)
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relaxation of smooth muscle [is_a relation] is_a  relaxation of muscle (GO:0090075)
Children of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:0044557)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
relaxation of vascular associated smooth muscle (GO:0060087) [is_a relation] is_a  relaxation of smooth muscle
regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:1901080) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  relaxation of smooth muscle
negative regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:1901081) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  relaxation of smooth muscle
uterine smooth muscle relaxation (GO:0044558) [is_a relation] is_a  relaxation of smooth muscle
smooth muscle relaxation of the bladder outlet (GO:0060085) [is_a relation] is_a  relaxation of smooth muscle
positive regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:1901082) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  relaxation of smooth muscle
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