| Term: | fast muscle cell skeletal muscle fiber development |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | fast muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | fast muscle fiber, white muscle cell |
| Definition: | A muscle cell that has a fast contractile response. Fast muscle fibers make up the deep portion of the myotome and are also known as white muscle cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009117] |
| Name: | skeletal muscle fiber development |
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| Synonyms: | skeletal muscle fibre development, skeletal myofiber development, skeletal myofibre development |
| Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skeletal muscle fiber over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Muscle fibers are formed by the maturation of myotubes. They can be classed as slow, intermediate/fast or fast. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048741] QuickGO AmiGO |