vascular smooth muscle contraction
id: GO:0014829
name: vascular smooth muscle contraction
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A process, occurring in the vascular tissue, whereby actin/myosin complex activity generates force through ATP hydrolysis resulting in a change in smooth muscle geometry. This process is always coupled to chemo-mechanical energy conversion.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0014824 | artery smooth muscle contraction |
| GO:0014826 | vein smooth muscle contraction |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006939 | smooth muscle contraction |
| GO:0042310 | vasoconstriction |
