muscle hypertrophy

Term ID

GO:0014896

Synonyms

Definition

The muscle system process that results in enlargement or overgrowth of all or part of a muscle organ due to an increase in the size of its muscle cells. Physiological hypertrophy is a normal process during development (it stops in cardiac muscle after adolescence) and can also be brought on in response to demand. In athletes cardiac and skeletal muscles undergo hypertrophy stimulated by increasing muscle activity on exercise. Smooth muscle cells in the uterus undergo hypertrophy during pregnancy.

References

Wikipedia:Muscle_hypertrophy

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: muscle system process

muscle system process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: muscle hypertrophy in response to stress physiological muscle hypertrophy smooth muscle hypertrophy striated muscle hypertrophy

muscle hypertrophy in response to stress physiological muscle hypertrophy smooth muscle hypertrophy striated muscle hypertrophy Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of muscle hypertrophy

negative regulation of muscle hypertrophy Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of muscle hypertrophy

positive regulation of muscle hypertrophy Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of muscle hypertrophy

regulation of muscle hypertrophy Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes