peristalsis
id: GO:0030432
name: peristalsis
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A wavelike sequence of involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation that passes along a tubelike structure, such as the intestine, impelling the contents onwards.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0072105 | ureteric peristalsis |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0014821 | phasic smooth muscle contraction |
