muscle cell

Noun

Meaning

an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

muscle fiber muscle fibre myotome myocomma

Hypernyms

fibre fiber somatic cell vegetative cell

Hyponyms

smooth muscle cell striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber

Examples

For example, release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at a synaptic contact between a motor neuron and a muscle cell induces rapid contraction of the muscle cell. Source: Internet

The acetylcholine molecules then bind to nicotinic ion-channel receptors on the muscle cell membrane, causing the ion channels to open. Source: Internet

The chronic stimulation of these antigens also causes stress inside the muscle cell in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and this ER stress may be enough to cause a self-sustaining T cell response (even after a virus has dissipated). Source: Internet

When a muscle cell becomes stimulated by a nerve impulse, calcium goes back across the ER membrane into the cytosol and generates the contraction of the muscle cell. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

muscle building muscle bundle muscle car muscle clenching muscle component muscle confusion