| 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: | sarcomere |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | The repeating unit of a myofibril in a muscle cell, composed of an array of overlapping thick and thin filaments between two adjacent Z discs. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030017] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | morphology |
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| Definition: | A quality of a single physical entity inhering in the bearer by virtue of the bearer's size or shape or structure. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000051] |