Term Information

Accession
GO:0060073
Name
micturition
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
urination, urine voiding
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The regulation of body fluids process in which parasympathetic nerves stimulate the bladder wall muscle to contract and expel urine from the body. Source: GOC:dph
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0060073 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of micturition (GO:0060073)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
micturition [is_a relation] is_a  renal system process (GO:0003014)
micturition [is_a relation] is_a  excretion (GO:0007588)
Children of micturition (GO:0060073)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
synaptic transmission involved in micturition (GO:0060084) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  micturition
smooth muscle contraction involved in micturition (GO:0060083) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  micturition
smooth muscle relaxation of the bladder outlet (GO:0060085) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  micturition
Wikipedia
Urination