Term: extraocular musculature transition between slow and fast fiber
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Name: extraocular musculature
Synonyms: ocular musculature
Definition: Muscle system surrounding the eye. The extraocular musculature is derived from the neural crest. The extraocular muscles assume their adult configuration between 66 and 72 hpf. They differentiate contemporaneously with the eye vesicle, form precise anatomic attachments to sclera and bone, and are innervated by cranial nerves 3, 4, and 6.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000511]
Name: transition between slow and fast fiber
Synonyms: transition between slow and fast fibre, transition slow-fast fiber, transition slow-fast fibre
Definition: The process of conversion of slow-contracting muscle fibers to a faster character. This may involve increasing of contractile rate, fast myosin gene induction, increase in glycolytic metabolic properties, altered electrophysiology and altered innervation. This process also regulates skeletal muscle adapatation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0014886]    QuickGO    AmiGO