| Name: | muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | myocyte, myofiber |
| Definition: | A mature contractile cell, commonly known as a myocyte, that forms one of three kinds of muscle. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009114] |
| 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: | separated from |
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| Synonyms: | discontiguous, divided_from, splitted from |
| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's not being in contact with another entity, or of no longer being connected or joined with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001505] |
| Name: | muscle tendon junction |
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| Synonyms: | myotendinous junction |
| Definition: | A cell-substrate junction found at the terminal anchorage site of skeletal muscle cells to tendons. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005927] QuickGO AmiGO |