vasoconstriction
id: GO:0042310
name: vasoconstriction
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A decrease in the diameter of blood vessels, especially arteries, usually causing an increase in blood pressure.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0001987 | vasoconstriction of artery involved in baroreceptor response to lowering of systemic arterial blood pressure |
| GO:0001994 | norepinephrine-epinephrine vasoconstriction involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure |
| GO:0001998 | angiotensin mediated vasoconstriction involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure |
| GO:0002006 | vasoconstriction by vasopressin involved in systemic arterial blood pressure control |
| GO:0002012 | vasoconstriction of artery involved in chemoreceptor response to lowering of systemic arterial blood pressure |
| GO:0002014 | vasoconstriction of artery involved in ischemic response to lowering of systemic arterial blood pressure |
| GO:0014829 | vascular smooth muscle contraction |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0050880 | regulation of blood vessel size |
