Structured Summary
Abstract
Large, multinucleate single cells, either cylindrical or prismatic in shape, that form the basic unit of SKELETAL MUSCLE. They consist of MYOFIBRILS enclosed within and attached to the SARCOLEMMA. They are derived from the fusion of skeletal myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL) into a syncytium, followed by differentiation.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
- Myocytes, Skeletal
- Myotubes
- Skeletal Myocytes
- Fiber, Skeletal Muscle
- Fibers, Skeletal Muscle
- Muscle Fiber, Skeletal
- Myocyte, Skeletal
- Myotube
- Skeletal Muscle Fiber
- Skeletal Myocyte
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
15 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH & MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH are also available
MeSH Record
History Note
2009 (1995)
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Muscles (1966-1994)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Skeletal Muscle Fibers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018485. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018485
- Skeletal Muscle Fibers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66589779