Term Name: | type IIb muscle cell |
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Synonyms: | type 2b muscle cell, type 2b muscle fiber, type IIb muscle fiber |
Definition: | A type II muscle cell that contains a low content of myoglobin, relatively few mitochondria, relatively few blood capillaries and large amounts of glycogen. Type II B fibres are white, geared to generate ATP by anaerobic metabolic processes, not able to supply skeletal muscle fibres continuously with sufficient ATP, fatigue easily, split ATP at a fast rate and have a fast contraction velocity. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [CL:0002215] |