Term Information

Accession
GO:0070471
Name
uterine smooth muscle contraction
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
myometrial contraction, myometrial smooth muscle contraction, myometrium contraction
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. This process occurs in the uterus. 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. The uterus is a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth. Source: GOC:sl
Comment
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History
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Subset
None
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Parents of uterine smooth muscle contraction (GO:0070471)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
uterine smooth muscle contraction [is_a relation] is_a  smooth muscle contraction (GO:0006939)
Children of uterine smooth muscle contraction (GO:0070471)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
negative regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction (GO:0070473) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  uterine smooth muscle contraction
positive regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction (GO:0070474) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  uterine smooth muscle contraction
regulation of uterine smooth muscle contraction (GO:0070472) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  uterine smooth muscle contraction
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