skeletal muscle fiber adaptation

Term ID

GO:0043503

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. (3)

References

Ontology

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