Term Name: | skeletal muscle fiber adaptation |
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Synonyms: | skeletal muscle fiber plasticity, skeletal muscle fibre plasticity, skeletal myofiber plasticity, skeletal myofibre plasticity |
Definition: | Any process in which the skeletal muscle fibers change their phenotypic profiles in response to altered functional demands and a variety of signals. Muscle fibers are formed by the maturation of myotubes. They can be classed as slow, intermediate/fast or fast. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0043503] QuickGO AmiGO |