Muscle Cells
Description
  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.
Synonyms
  Muscle Cells, Mature
Myocytes
Mature Muscle Cell
Mature Muscle Cells
Muscle Cell
Muscle Cell, Mature
Myocyte
Parents
  Cells
Children
  Muscle Fibers
Myocytes, Cardiac
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
See Also
  Myoblasts
Experts
  C. Randell Brown
Ly Hong-Brown
Charles H. Lang
Tree Numbers
  A11.620
MeSH ID
  D032342

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