| Term: | whole organism involuntary skeletal muscle contraction |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | whole organism |
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| Synonyms: | multi-cellular organism |
| Definition: | Anatomical structure that is an individual member of Danio rerio. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001094] |
| Name: | involuntary skeletal muscle contraction |
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| Definition: | A process in which force is generated within involuntary skeletal 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. Involuntary skeletal muscle is skeletal muscle that is not under conscious control. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0003011] QuickGO AmiGO |