muscle cell apoptotic process

Term ID

GO:0010657

Synonyms

• muscle cell apoptosis

Definition

A form of programmed cell death induced by external or internal signals that trigger the activity of proteolytic caspases, whose actions dismantle a muscle cell and result in its death. A muscle cell is a mature contractile cell, commonly known as a myocyte, that forms one of three kinds of muscle.

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Ontology

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