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Skeletal Muscle Cell

Skeletal Muscle Cell

Skeletal muscle cells generate force for movement and posture and can respond to voluntary motor commands.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000188View source record ↗

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Skeletal muscle cells generate force for movement and posture and can respond to voluntary motor commands.

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Body systemMusculoskeletal & Cardiovascular
Typical locationSkeletal muscle fibers attached to the skeleton
Lineage / classSkeletal muscle
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000188

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeMuscle Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Skeletal Muscle Cell · Cell type
Muscle Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Skeletal Muscle Cell · Cell type
Skeletal 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

Skeletal Muscle Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000188).