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Muscle Cell

Muscle Cell

Muscle cells generate force using actin and myosin, but their structure and control differ across tissues.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000187View source record ↗

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Muscle cells generate force using actin and myosin, but their structure and control differ across tissues.

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Body systemMusculoskeletal & Cardiovascular
Typical locationSkeletal muscles, heart, and walls of hollow organs
Lineage / classMuscle
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000187

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeSkeletal Muscle CellincludesCell typeCardiac Muscle CellincludesCell typeSmooth Muscle Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Muscle Cell · Cell type
Muscle Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Skeletal Muscle Cell · Cell type
Skeletal Muscle Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Muscle Cell · Cell type
Muscle Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Cardiac Muscle Cell · Cell type
Cardiac Muscle Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Muscle Cell · Cell type
Muscle Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Smooth Muscle Cell · Cell type
Smooth Muscle Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Muscle Cell · Cell type

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

Muscle Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000187).