ureter smooth muscle contraction
id: GO:0014849
name: ureter 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 ureter. 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 ureter is one of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the kidney pelvis to the urinary bladder.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0072105 | ureteric peristalsis |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0014821 | phasic smooth muscle contraction |
| GO:0014848 | urinary tract smooth muscle contraction |
