| Term: | fast muscle cell respiratory electron transport chain |
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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 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: | respiratory electron transport chain |
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| Synonyms: | 6-phosphofructokinase reduction, dihydrobiopterin reduction, dihydrolipoamide reduction, dihydrolipoylprotein reduction, dihydropteridine reduction, electron transfer, other pathways of electron transport, oxidized glutathione reduction, protein-disulfide reduction |
| Definition: | A process in which a series of electron carriers operate together to transfer electrons from donors such as NADH and FADH2 to any of several different terminal electron acceptors to generate a transmembrane electrochemical gradient. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0022904] QuickGO AmiGO |