AmiGO 2: Term Details for "vasoconstriction" (GO:0042310)

Accession: GO:0042310
Name: vasoconstriction
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: negative regulation of blood vessel size
Alternate IDs: GO:0045908
Definition: A decrease in the diameter of blood vessels, especially arteries, due to constriction of smooth muscle cells that line the vessels, and usually causing an increase in blood pressure. Source: ISBN:0192800752, GOC:pr
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0042310 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to vasoconstriction (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to vasoconstriction (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for vasoconstriction (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
vasoconstriction	is_a	blood vessel diameter maintenance (GO:0097746)

subject	relation	object
negative regulation of vasoconstriction (GO:0045906)	RO:0002212	vasoconstriction
vasoconstriction of artery involved in chemoreceptor response to lowering of systemic arterial blood pressure (GO:0002012)	is_a	vasoconstriction
vasoconstriction of artery involved in baroreceptor response to lowering of systemic arterial blood pressure (GO:0001987)	is_a	vasoconstriction
vasoconstriction of artery involved in ischemic response to lowering of systemic arterial blood pressure (GO:0002014)	is_a	vasoconstriction
vascular associated smooth muscle contraction (GO:0014829)	is_a	vasoconstriction
norepinephrine-epinephrine vasoconstriction involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure (GO:0001994)	is_a	vasoconstriction
positive regulation of vasoconstriction (GO:0045907)	RO:0002213	vasoconstriction
angiotensin-mediated vasoconstriction involved in regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure (GO:0001998)	is_a	vasoconstriction
regulation of vasoconstriction (GO:0019229)	RO:0002211	vasoconstriction
vasoconstriction by vasopressin involved in systemic arterial blood pressure control (GO:0002006)	is_a	vasoconstriction