Term Name: | skeletal muscle satellite cell activation |
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Definition: | The change of a skeletal muscle satellite cell from a mitotically quiescent to a mitotically active state following exposure to some activating factor such as a cellular or soluble ligand. In adult muscle, satellite cells become activated to divide and differentiate in response to muscle damage. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0014719] QuickGO AmiGO |