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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
maintenance of blood vessel diameter homeostasis by renin-angiotensin +   
regulation of vasoconstriction +   
vasoconstriction +   
vasodilation +   
An increase in the internal diameter of blood vessels, especially arterioles or capillaries, due to relaxation of smooth muscle cells that line the vessels, and usually resulting in a decrease in blood pressure.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: positive regulation of blood vessel size ;   vasodilatation
Alternate IDs: GO:0045909
Xrefs: Wikipedia:Vasodilation
Definition Sources: GOC:pr, ISBN:0192800981

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