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MeSH Heading: Myoblasts
Tree Number(s): A11.872.620
Unique ID: D032446
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D032446
Annotation: prefer specifics
Scope Note: Embryonic (precursor) cells of the myogenic lineage that develop from the MESODERM. They undergo proliferation, migrate to their various sites, and then differentiate into the appropriate form of myocytes (MYOCYTES, SKELETAL; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE).
Entry Term(s): Muscle Cells, Embryonic; Muscle Cells, Precursor
NLM Classification #: WE 500
Previous Indexing: Muscles (1966-2002); Muscle, Skeletal (1972-2002)
See Also: Muscle Cells
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Introduced: 2003/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/06/10

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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)

Myoblasts MeSH Descriptor Data 2026