Term Name: colon smooth muscle contraction
Synonyms:
Definition: A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry of the large intestine, exclusive of the rectum. The colon is that part of the large intestine that connects the small intestine to the rectum.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:1990765]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: intestine smooth muscle contraction
is a type of: smooth muscle contraction
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of colon smooth muscle contraction
positively regulated by: positive regulation of colon smooth muscle contraction
regulated by: regulation of colon smooth muscle contraction