muscle contraction
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- GO:0006936
- Ontology
- biological process
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- Definition
- A process whereby 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. [source:
GOC:ef, GOC:mtg_muscle, ISBN:0198506732]
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