Anatomy

Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells

Elongated, spindle-shaped, quiescent myoblasts lying in close contact with adult skeletal muscle. They are thought to play a role in muscle repair and regeneration.

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Abstract

Elongated, spindle-shaped, quiescent myoblasts lying in close contact with adult skeletal muscle. They are thought to play a role in muscle repair and regeneration.

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14 entry terms
  • Muscle Satellite Cells
  • Myosatellite Cells
  • Satellite Cells, Myogenic
  • Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle
  • Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell
  • Cell, Muscle Satellite
  • Cell, Myogenic Satellite
  • Cell, Myosatellite
  • Muscle Satellite Cell
  • Myogenic Satellite Cell
  • Myogenic Satellite Cells
  • Myosatellite Cell
  • Satellite Cell, Muscle
  • Satellite Cell, Myogenic

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Muscle, Skeletal/cytology (1994-2002)
  • Muscles/cytology (1965-1994)

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  1. A11w.872w.620.500.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032496. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032496
  2. Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myosatellite_cell
  3. Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2633328