| id | GO:0030432 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | peristalsis |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "A wavelike sequence of involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation that passes along a tubelike structure, such as the intestine, impelling the contents onwards." [ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
| xref | Wikipedia:Peristalsis |
| is_a | GO:0014821 ! phasic smooth muscle contraction |