muscle contraction
| accession | 0006936 |
| databaseName | GO |
| dbId | 19495 |
| 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. |
| displayName | muscle contraction |
| modified | [InstanceEdit:9676538] Cook, Justin, 2020-02-17 |
| name | muscle contraction |
| referenceDatabase | [ReferenceDatabase:1] GO |
| schemaClass | GO_BiologicalProcess |
| url | https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006936 |
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