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Muscle Cell
| Name: | Muscle Cell |
| Definition: | Mature contractile cells, commonly known as myocytes, that form one of three kinds of muscle. The three types of muscle cells are skeletal (muscle fibers), cardiac (myocytes, cardiac), and smooth (myocytes, smooth muscle). They are derived from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called myoblasts (MSH). |
| Synonym(s): | myocyte |
| Super-category: | Cell |
| Id: | sao519252327 |
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| Definition | Mature contractile cells, commonly known a … Mature contractile cells, commonly known as myocytes, that form one of three kinds of muscle. The three types of muscle cells are skeletal (muscle fibers), cardiac (myocytes, cardiac), and smooth (myocytes, smooth muscle). They are derived from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called myoblasts (MSH). rsor) muscle cells called myoblasts (MSH). |
| Example | http://ccdb.ucsd.edu/SAO/images/muscle_cell_sw_512x512.jpg + |
| Id | sao519252327 + |
| Label | Muscle Cell + |
| ModifiedDate | 30 May 2009 + |
| Synonym | myocyte + |
