| Name: | fast muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | fast muscle fiber, white muscle cell |
| Definition: | A muscle cell that has a fast contractile response. Fast muscle fibers make up the deep portion of the myotome and are also known as white muscle cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009117] |
| Name: | myofibril |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | The contractile element of skeletal and cardiac muscle; a long, highly organized bundle of actin, myosin, and other proteins that contracts by a sliding filament mechanism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030016] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | composition |
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| Synonyms: | composed of, compositionality, content, structure, composition |
| Definition: | A single physical entity inhering in an bearer by virtue of the bearer's quantities or relative ratios of subparts. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000025] |