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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
colon smooth muscle contraction +   
gastro-intestinal system smooth muscle contraction +   
hindgut contraction +   
negative regulation of smooth muscle contraction +   
phasic smooth muscle contraction +   
positive regulation of smooth muscle contraction +   
regulation of smooth muscle contraction +   
small intestine smooth muscle contraction +   
tonic smooth muscle contraction +   
urinary tract smooth muscle contraction +   
uterine smooth muscle contraction +   
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.
vascular associated smooth muscle contraction +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: myometrial contraction ;   myometrial smooth muscle contraction ;   myometrium contraction
Definition Sources: GOC:sl

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