Term: muscle muscle contraction
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Name: muscle
Synonyms: muscles
Definition: Portion of tissue composed of contractile fibers.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005145]
Name: muscle contraction
Synonyms:
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006936]    QuickGO    AmiGO