intestine smooth muscle contraction

id: GO:0014827
name: intestine 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 intestine. 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 intestine is the section of the alimentary canal from the stomach to the anal canal. It includes the large intestine and small intestine.

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