Anatomy

Muscle Cells

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, SKELETAL), cardiac (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC), and smooth (MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE). They are derived from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called MYOBLASTS.

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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, SKELETAL), cardiac (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC), and smooth (MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE). They are derived from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called MYOBLASTS.

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  • Muscle Cells, Mature
  • Myocytes
  • Mature Muscle Cell
  • Mature Muscle Cells
  • Muscle Cell
  • Muscle Cell, Mature
  • Myocyte

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  • Muscles/cytology (1965-2002)

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  1. A11w.620w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Muscle Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032342. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032342
  2. Muscle Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_cell
  3. Muscle Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q428914