Term Name: | venom-mediated vasodilation |
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Synonyms: | envenomation resulting in modulation of vasodilation in other organism, envenomation resulting in regulation of vasodilation in other organism, envenomation resulting in vasodilation in another organism, envenomation resulting in vasodilation in other organism, venom-mediated vasorelaxation |
Definition: | A process in which an organism initiates, promotes, or enhances the widening of blood vessels by small muscles in their walls in another organism via the action of a venom, concomittantly reducing blood pressure in the bitten/stung organism. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0044551] QuickGO AmiGO |