loading...| Preferred Name |
smooth muscle tissue |
| Synonyms |
smooth muscle visceral muscle tissue textus muscularis nonstriatus involuntary muscle visceral muscle textus muscularis levis; textus muscularis nonstriatus non-striated muscle |
| Definitions |
Muscle tissue which is unstriated, composed primarily of smooth muscle fibers surrounded by a reticulum of collagen and elastic fibers. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length[GO]. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001135 |
| definition |
Muscle tissue which is unstriated, composed primarily of smooth muscle fibers surrounded by a reticulum of collagen and elastic fibers. Smooth muscle differs from striated muscle in the much higher actin/myosin ratio, the absence of conspicuous sarcomeres and the ability to contract to a much smaller fraction of its resting length[GO]. |
| has_exact_synonym |
smooth muscle textus muscularis nonstriatus involuntary muscle non-striated muscle |
| has_narrow_synonym |
visceral muscle tissue visceral muscle |
| has_related_synonym |
textus muscularis levis; textus muscularis nonstriatus |
| label |
smooth muscle tissue |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001135 |
| prefLabel |
smooth muscle tissue |
| subClassOf |