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muscle contraction
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Term info
Label
muscle contraction
Subsets
goslim_pir
definition
A process in which force is generated within 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.
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biological_process
id
GO:0006936
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