Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

skeletal muscle fiber adaptation

Term ID
GO:0043503
Synonyms
  • skeletal muscle fiber plasticity
  • skeletal muscle fibre plasticity
  • skeletal myofiber plasticity
  • skeletal myofibre plasticity
Definition
Any process in which the skeletal muscle fibers change their phenotypic profiles in response to altered functional demands and a variety of signals. Muscle fibers are formed by the maturation of myotubes. They can be classed as slow, intermediate/fast or fast. (3)
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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