FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term positive regulation of heart contraction ID (Ontology) GO:0045823 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of heart contraction.
Also Known As "positive regulation of cardiac contraction" ; "up regulation of heart contraction" ; "up-regulation of heart contraction" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       3
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 positive regulation of heart contraction (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       3
     involved_in | positive regulation of heart contraction       3
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positive regulation of multicellular organismal process
 |__positive regulation of blood circulation__
heart contraction                             |
 |__regulation of heart contraction___________|
regulation of blood circulation               |
 |__regulation of heart contraction___________|
 |__positive regulation of blood circulation__|
                                              positive regulation of heart contraction  6 rec.
                                               |__positive regulation of cardiac muscle contraction
                                               |__positive regulation of heart rate 3 rec.
                                               |   |__positive regulation of heart rate by epinephrine(+)
                                               |   |__positive regulation of heart rate by epinephrine-norepinephrine(+)
                                               |   |__positive regulation of heart rate by norepinephrine(+)
                                               |   |__positive regulation of heart rate involved in baroreceptor response to decreased systemic arterial blood pressure
                                               |__positive regulation of the force of heart contraction by chemical signal
                                                   |__positive regulation of the force of heart contraction by epinephrine(+)
                                                   |__positive regulation of the force of heart contraction by epinephrine-norepinephrine(+)
                                                   |__positive regulation of the force of heart contraction by norepinephrine(+)
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Is a regulation of heart contraction
positive regulation of blood circulation
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Synonyms
  • "activation of heart contraction" NARROW
    "positive regulation of cardiac contraction" EXACT
    "stimulation of heart contraction" NARROW
    "up regulation of heart contraction" EXACT
    "up-regulation of heart contraction" EXACT
    "upregulation of heart contraction" EXACT
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