AmiGO 2: Term Details for "micturition" (GO:0060073)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0060073
Name: micturition
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: urination, urine voiding
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The regulation of body fluids process in which parasympathetic nerves stimulate the bladder wall muscle to contract and expel urine from the body. Source: GOC:dph
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0060073 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0032501 multicellular organismal process
GO:0003008 system process
GO:0007588 excretion
GO:0003014 renal system process
GO:0060073 micturition
UBERON:0007627 magnocellular nucleus of stria terminalis
GO:0060083 smooth muscle contraction involved in micturition
GO:0060085 smooth muscle relaxation of the bladder outlet
GO:0060084 synaptic transmission involved in micturition
UBERON:0000057 urethra
UBERON:0000381 urinary bladder detrusor smooth muscle

Parents of micturition (GO:0060073)

subject	relation	object
micturition	is_a	renal system process (GO:0003014)
micturition	is_a	excretion (GO:0007588)

Children of micturition (GO:0060073)

subject	relation	object
smooth muscle contraction involved in micturition (GO:0060083)	BFO:0000050	micturition
magnocellular nucleus of stria terminalis (UBERON:0007627)	RO:0002216	micturition
synaptic transmission involved in micturition (GO:0060084)	BFO:0000050	micturition
smooth muscle relaxation of the bladder outlet (GO:0060085)	BFO:0000050	micturition
urinary bladder detrusor smooth muscle (UBERON:0000381)	RO:0002216	micturition
urethra (UBERON:0000057)	RO:0002216	micturition

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