Term Name: | type I muscle cell |
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Synonyms: | intermediate muscle fiber, slow twitch fiber, slow twitch muscle cell, slow twitch muscle fiber, slow-twitch muscle fiber, type 1 muscle cell, type 1 muscle fiber, type I muscle fiber |
Definition: | A slow muscle cell that has large amounts of myoglobin, stores energy as triglycerides, generates ATP by the oxidative method and is resistant to fatigue. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0002211] |