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Cardiac Muscle Cell

Cardiac Muscle Cell

Cardiac muscle cells contract in a coordinated way to pump blood through the heart.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000746View source record ↗

Overview

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Cardiac muscle cells contract in a coordinated way to pump blood through the heart.

Quick Facts

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Body systemMusculoskeletal & Cardiovascular
Typical locationHeart wall
Lineage / classCardiac muscle
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000746

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeMuscle Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Cardiac Muscle Cell · Cell type
Muscle Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Cardiac Muscle Cell · Cell type
Cardiac Muscle Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Muscle Cell · Cell type

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Trusted references for learning more about Cardiac Muscle Cell.

databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Cardiac Muscle Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000746).