Term Name: muscle cell
Synonyms: myocyte, myofiber
Definition: A mature contractile cell, commonly known as a myocyte, that forms one of three kinds of muscle.
Appears at: Segmentation:1-4 somites (10.33h-11.66h)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009114]

Relationships
develops from: myoblast
is part of: muscle
is a type of: electrically responsive cell
has subtype: cardiac muscle cell muscle pioneer skeletal muscle cell smooth muscle cell striated muscle cell

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