AmiGO 2: Term Details for "relaxation of smooth muscle" (GO:0044557)

Accession: GO:0044557
Name: relaxation of smooth muscle
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: smooth muscle relaxation
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A process in which the extent of smooth muscle contraction is reduced. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length. Source: GOC:jl
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0044557 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to relaxation of smooth muscle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to relaxation of smooth muscle (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for relaxation of smooth muscle (excluding "regulates").

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For more information, please see the ontology relation documentation.

subject	relation	object
relaxation of smooth muscle	BFO:0000066	smooth muscle tissue (UBERON:0001135)
relaxation of smooth muscle	is_a	relaxation of muscle (GO:0090075)

subject	relation	object
smooth muscle relaxation of the bladder outlet (GO:0060085)	is_a	relaxation of smooth muscle
positive regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:1901082)	RO:0002213	relaxation of smooth muscle
regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:1901080)	RO:0002211	relaxation of smooth muscle
uterine smooth muscle relaxation (GO:0044558)	is_a	relaxation of smooth muscle
negative regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle (GO:1901081)	RO:0002212	relaxation of smooth muscle
relaxation of vascular associated smooth muscle (GO:0060087)	is_a	relaxation of smooth muscle

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