| Name: | phasic smooth muscle contraction |
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| Definition: | A process in which force is generated within phasic smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. 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. In the phasic smooth muscle, the muscle contraction occurs without an ordered sarcomeric structure. Phasic smooth muscle contraction occurs in a series of discrete contractions and relaxations. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0014821] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | occurrence |
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| Synonyms: | incidence, temporal |
| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's occurrence. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000057] |