A process in which force is generated within smooth muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry of the large intestine, exclusive of the rectum. The colon is that part of the large intestine that connects the small intestine to the rectum. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24170253 ]
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- smooth muscle contraction
- in taxon only Vertebrata
- occurs in some colon
- part of some intestine smooth muscle contraction
- only in taxon some Vertebrata