Preferred Label : muscle cells;
MeSH 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, SKELETAL),
cardiac (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC), and smooth (MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE). They are derived
from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called MYOBLASTS.;
MeSH synonym : mature muscle cells; myocyte; muscle cell, mature; muscle cell; myocytes; muscle cells, mature; mature muscle cell;
MeSH annotation : prefer specifics;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle cell;
Origin ID : D032342;
UMLS CUI : C0596981;
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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.
