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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:blood vessel smooth muscle
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Definition:Smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels.
Comment:[function-note] "Vascular smooth muscle contracts or relaxes to both change the volume of blood vessels and the local blood pressure, a mechanism that is responsible for the redistribution of the blood within the body to areas where it is needed (i.e. areas with temporarily enhanced oxygen consumption). Thus the main function of vascular smooth muscle tonus is to regulate the caliber of the blood vessels in the body. Excessive vasoconstriction leads to hypertension, while excessive vasodilation as in shock leads to hypotension."
Synonyms:exact_synonym: blood vessel involuntary muscle;   blood vessel non-striated muscle;   blood vessel smooth muscle tissue;   involuntary muscle of blood vessel;   non-striated muscle of blood vessel;   smooth muscle of blood vessel;   smooth muscle tissue of blood vessel;   vascular smooth muscle;   vascular smooth muscle tissue
 alt_id: UBERON:0010508
 xref: BTO:0001431;   CALOHA:TS-1107;   EMAPA:35177;   MA:0000710;   MESH:D009131;   NCI:C33853;   TAO:0005321;   UMLS:C1519956;   Wikipedia:Vascular_smooth_muscle;   ZFA:0005321
 external_ontology: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606


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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        developing anatomical structure 0
          vascular cord 0
            blood vessel 0
              blood vessel smooth muscle 0
                aorta smooth muscle tissue + 0
                arteriole smooth muscle 0
                artery smooth muscle tissue + 0
                respiratory system blood vessel smooth muscle + 0
                venous system smooth muscle + 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              embryo 0
                embryonic structure 0
                  embryonic tissue 0
                    germ layer / neural crest 0
                      germ layer 0
                        mesoderm 0
                          mesoderm-derived structure 0
                            lateral plate mesoderm 0
                              splanchnic layer of lateral plate mesoderm 0
                                blood vessel 0
                                  blood vessel smooth muscle 0
                                    aorta smooth muscle tissue + 0
                                    arteriole smooth muscle 0
                                    artery smooth muscle tissue + 0
                                    respiratory system blood vessel smooth muscle + 0
                                    venous system smooth muscle + 0
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