Term Information

Accession
GO:0072105
Name
ureteric peristalsis
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Definition
A wavelike sequence of involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation that passes along the ureter, impelling the contents onwards. The ureter is one of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the kidney pelvis to the urinary bladder. Source: GOC:mtg_kidney_jan10
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History
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Parents of ureteric peristalsis (GO:0072105)
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ureteric peristalsis [is_a relation] is_a  ureter smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014849)
ureteric peristalsis [is_a relation] is_a  peristalsis (GO:0030432)

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