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MeSH Heading: Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
Tree Number(s): A10.690.552.500.500; A11.620.249
Unique ID: D018485
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018485
Annotation: MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH & MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH are also available
Scope Note: Large, multinucleate single cells, either cylindrical or prismatic in shape, that form the basic unit of SKELETAL MUSCLE. They consist of MYOFIBRILS enclosed within and attached to the SARCOLEMMA. They are derived from the fusion of skeletal myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL) into a syncytium, followed by differentiation.
Entry Term(s): Myocytes, Skeletal; Myotubes; Skeletal Muscle Fibers; Skeletal Myocytes
Previous Indexing: Muscles (1966-1994)
See Also: Myoblasts, Skeletal
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see MUSCLE FIBERS (1995-2008)
History Note: 2009 (1995)
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/07
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0027727
Scope Note: Large, multinucleate single cells, either cylindrical or prismatic in shape, that form the basic unit of SKELETAL MUSCLE. They consist of MYOFIBRILS enclosed within and attached to the SARCOLEMMA. They are derived from the fusion of skeletal myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL) into a syncytium, followed by differentiation.
Terms: Muscle Fibers, Skeletal Preferred Term
Term UI T708858
Date10/30/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Myocytes, Skeletal
Term UI T458452
Date08/22/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Myotubes
Term UI T464362
Date10/03/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Term UI T719332
Date05/06/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Skeletal Myocytes
Term UI T462704
Date09/21/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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