ureteric peristalsis
id: GO:0072105
name: ureteric peristalsis
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A wavelike sequence of involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation that passes along the ureter, impelling the contents onwards. The ureter is one of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the kidney pelvis to the urinary bladder.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0014849 | ureter smooth muscle contraction |
GO:0030432 | peristalsis |