MUSCLE CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does muscle cell mean? 

• MUSCLE CELL (noun)
  The noun MUSCLE CELL has 1 sense:

1. an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

  Familiarity information: MUSCLE CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCLE CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

muscle cell; muscle fiber; muscle fibre

Hypernyms ("muscle cell" is a kind of...):

fiber; fibre (any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber))

somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muscle cell"):

striated muscle cell; striated muscle fiber (an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue)

smooth muscle cell (cells of the smooth muscles)

Holonyms ("muscle cell" is a part of...):

muscle; musculus (one of the contractile organs of the body)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes macrophage-capping protein, plays a role in actin-based motility in non-muscle cells.

(CAPG wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in actin-based motility in non-muscle cells.

(CAPG Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Mimicking endogenous PGF2 alpha, carboprost activates prostaglandin F receptor, a G-protein coupled receptor, on smooth muscle cells, thereby resulting in smooth muscle contractions.

(Carboprost, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle cell in heart tissue (myocardium).

(Cardiomyocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

A cardiac rhabdomyoma characterized by the presence of neoplastic large striated muscle cells with clear cytoplasm and spider cells.

(Conventional Cardiac Rhabdomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by the presence of a glandular component and a smooth muscle cell component.

(Cervical Adenomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, CAPE inhibits PDGF-induced proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells through the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and subsequent induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1).

(Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in regulating the growth of retinal pigment epithelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells.

(BTC Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

These cytokines stimulate the generation of eotaxin by lung epithelial cells, fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells.

(Asthma Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic striated muscle cells with eosinophilic granular cytoplasm and increased cellularity.

(Adult Cardiac Cellular Rhabdomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)