Mature contractile cells, commonly known as myocytes, that form one of three kinds of muscle. The three types of muscle cells are skeletal (MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL), cardiac (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC), and smooth (MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE). They are derived from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called MYOBLASTS.
    

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Sarcomeres in myofibrils of relaxed skeletal muscle

Muscle cell nucleus with two nucleoli

Heartstrings

Beiträge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Najaden : einige Beobachtungen über die Entwicklung des zelligen Muskelgewebes / F.A. Forel.

Membranes and muscle : proceedings of an international symposium, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, March 18-21, 1985 / edited by Mervyn C. Berman, Wieland Gevers, and Lionel Opie.

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Sarcomeres in myofibrils of relaxed skeletal muscle

Beiträge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der Najaden : einige Beobachtungen über die Entwicklung des zelligen Muskelgewebes / F.A. Forel.

Muscle cell nucleus with two nucleoli

Heartstrings

Membranes and muscle : proceedings of an international symposium, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, March 18-21, 1985 / edited by Mervyn C. Berman, Wieland Gevers, and Lionel Opie.