| Phenotype: | phasic smooth muscle contraction frequency, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| 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: | frequency |
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| Definition: | A physical quality which inheres in a bearer by virtue of the number of the bearer's repetitive actions in a particular time. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000044] |