Name: | thigmotaxis |
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Synonyms: | stereotaxis, taxis in response to mechanical stimulus, taxis in response to touch stimulus |
Definition: | The directed movement of an animal in response to touch. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0001966] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | having decreased processual parts |
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Definition: | A quality of a process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's having fewer processual parts. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001570] |
Name: | relaxation of skeletal muscle |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A process in which the extent of skeletal muscle tissue contraction is reduced. Muscle relaxation involves the removal of calcium from the cytoplasm to the sarcoplasmic reticulum lumen through the action of Ca2+ ATPases. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0090076] QuickGO AmiGO |