Category:GO:0014845 ! stomach body smooth muscle contraction

name: stomach body smooth muscle contraction
namespace: biological_process
def: "A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. This process occurs in the body of stomach. 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. The body of stomach is the part of the stomach that lies between the fundus above and the pyloric antrum below; its boundaries are poorly defined." [GOC:ef, GOC:mtg_muscle, MA:0002559]
is_a: GO:0014828 ! distal stomach smooth muscle contraction

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0014845</GOterm>
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