Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

cardiac muscle atrophy

Term ID
GO:0014899
Synonyms
Definition
A process, occurring in the heart, in which a decrease in cell mass and then in heart size occurs due to shrinking of the individual cells. The shrinkage is caused by protein degradation.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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