Category:GO:0014721 ! twitch skeletal muscle contraction

name: twitch skeletal muscle contraction
namespace: biological_process
def: "A process in which force is generated within twitch 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. The twitch skeletal muscle responds to neurostimulations with a contraction followed by a relaxation." [GOC:mtg_muscle]
is_a: GO:0003010 ! voluntary skeletal muscle contraction

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0014721</GOterm>
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