| Term: | fast muscle myoblast myoblast fusion |
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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 myoblast |
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| Synonyms: | fast muscle myoblasts |
| Definition: | A skeletal muscle myoblast that differentiates into fast muscle fibers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009369] |
| Name: | myoblast fusion |
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| Definition: | A process in which non-proliferating myoblasts fuse to existing fibers or to myotubes to form new fibers. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007520] QuickGO AmiGO |