Muscle Cells

MeSH ID: D032342

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.

See Also:

• Myoblasts [D032446]

Related Concepts:

• Muscle Cells [M0400305]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Cell [T025]
  Concept Terms:
  • Muscle Cell [T470440]
  • Muscle Cell, Mature [T464195]
  • Myocyte [T470441]

Qualifiers:

chemistry [Q000737] ; classification [Q000145] ; cytology [Q000166] ; drug effects [Q000187] ; enzymology [Q000201] ; immunology [Q000276] ; metabolism [Q000378] ; microbiology [Q000382] ; parasitology [Q000469] ; pathology [Q000473] ; physiology [Q000502] ; radiation effects [Q000528] ; radiography [Q000530] ; radionuclide imaging [Q000531] ; secretion [Q000557] ; transplantation [Q000637] ; ultrasonography [Q000736] ; ultrastructure [Q000648] ; virology [Q000821]

Tree Structure:

• Anatomy [A ]
  • Cells [A11 , D002477]
    • Muscle Cells [A11.620, D032342]
      • Muscle Fibers [A11.620.249, D018485]
      • Myocytes, Cardiac [A11.620.500, D032383]
      • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle [A11.620.520, D032389]

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