vein smooth muscle contraction

id: GO:0014826
name: vein smooth muscle contraction
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. This process occurs in the vein. 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 vein is a vessel carrying blood away from the capillary beds.

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