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muscle fiber
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muscle fiber
n.
A cylindrical, multinucleate cell composed of numerous myofibrils that contracts when stimulated.
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Noun1.muscle fiber - an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the bodymuscle fiber - an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
fibre, fiber - any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body
somatic cell, vegetative cell - any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells";
striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber - an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue
smooth muscle cell - cells of the smooth muscles


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The researchers also found that cardiac myocetes, the type of heart muscle cells that are capable of coordinated contraction, derived from these progenitor cells contracted with a level of force - the defining characteristic of cardiac muscle - that was the same as neonatal cardiac myocytes.
When the myocyte cytoskeleton is stretching too far it stimulates BNP release.
Pretreatment with EGCG or TF3 1 hr prior to induction of oxidative stress by H(2)O(2) effectively protected cardiac myocytes as determined by measuring release of lactate dehydrogenase after 24 hrs.
 
 
 
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