small intestine smooth muscle contraction
A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry in the intestine between the stomach and the large intestine. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11991626 ]
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- smooth muscle contraction
- in taxon only Vertebrata
- part of some intestine smooth muscle contraction
- occurs in some small intestine
- only in taxon some Vertebrata