Term Name: negative regulation of heart contraction
Synonyms: down regulation of heart contraction, down-regulation of heart contraction, downregulation of heart contraction, inhibition of heart contraction, negative regulation of cardiac contraction
Definition: Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of heart contraction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045822]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: biological regulation negative regulation of blood circulation regulation of heart contraction
has subtype: negative regulation of cardiac muscle contraction negative regulation of heart rate negative regulation of the force of heart contraction by chemical signal negative regulation of the force of heart contraction involved in baroreceptor response to increased systemic arterial blood pressure
negatively regulates: heart contraction