Cell Function
myogenesis
Definitions related to myogenesis:
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Development of muscle tissue.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Embryonic formation of muscle cells or fibers.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The developmental sequence of events in the formation of adult muscle tissue, including fusion of myoblasts to form myotubes, the formation of MYOFIBRILS within their cytoplasm, and the establishment of functional neuromuscular junctions (NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION) with MOTOR NEURONS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(skeletal muscle tissue development) The developmental sequence of events leading to the formation of adult skeletal muscle tissue. The main events are: the fusion of myoblasts to form myotubes that increase in size by further fusion to them of myoblasts, the formation of myofibrils within their cytoplasm and the establishment of functional neuromuscular junctions with motor neurons. At this stage they can be regarded as mature muscle fibers.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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