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.

Year introduced: 2003

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Tree Number(s): A11.620

MeSH Unique ID: D032342

Entry Terms:

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

Previous Indexing:

• Muscles/cytology (1965-2002)

See Also:

• Myoblasts

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Cells
Muscle Cells
Interstitial Cells of Cajal
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch
Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch
Myofibrils +
Myocytes, Cardiac
Myofibrils +
Myocytes, Smooth Muscle
Myofibroblasts