loading...| Preferred Name |
blood vessel smooth muscle |
| Synonyms |
vascular smooth muscle blood vessel smooth muscle tissue vascular smooth muscle tissue blood vessel involuntary muscle smooth muscle of blood vessel involuntary muscle of blood vessel non-striated muscle of blood vessel smooth muscle tissue of blood vessel blood vessel non-striated muscle |
| Definitions |
smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004237 |
| database_cross_reference |
BTO:0001431 ZFA:0005321 MESH:D009131 UMLS:C1519956 EMAPA:35177 CALOHA:TS-1107 MA:0000710 TAO:0005321 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33853 |
| function_notes |
Vascular smooth muscle contracts or relaxes to both change the volume of blood vessels and the local blood pressure, a mechanism that is responsible for the redistribution of the blood within the body to areas where it is needed (i.e. areas with temporarily enhanced oxygen consumption). Thus the main function of vascular smooth muscle tonus is to regulate the caliber of the blood vessels in the body. Excessive vasoconstriction leads to hypertension, while excessive vasodilation as in shock leads to hypotension. |
| has_alternative_id |
UBERON:0010508 |
| has_exact_synonym |
vascular smooth muscle blood vessel smooth muscle tissue vascular smooth muscle tissue blood vessel involuntary muscle smooth muscle of blood vessel involuntary muscle of blood vessel non-striated muscle of blood vessel smooth muscle tissue of blood vessel blood vessel non-striated muscle |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0004237 |
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| label |
blood vessel smooth muscle |
| notation |
UBERON:0004237 |
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| prefLabel |
blood vessel smooth muscle |
| textual definition |
smooth muscle found within, and composing the majority of the wall of blood vessels. |
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