Term Name: | striated muscle hypertrophy |
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Definition: | The enlargement or overgrowth of all or part of an organ due to an increase in size of muscle cells without cell division. In the case of striated muscle, this happens due to the additional synthesis of sarcomeric proteins and assembly of myofibrils. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0014897] QuickGO AmiGO |