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Myocytes show similar patterns to [[skeletal muscle]] cells, but unlike [[Multinucleate|multinucleated]] skeletal cells, myocytes contain only one or two [[Cell nucleus|nuclei]]. |
Myocytes show similar patterns to [[skeletal muscle]] cells, but unlike [[Multinucleate|multinucleated]] skeletal cells, myocytes contain only one or two [[Cell nucleus|nuclei]]. |
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[[Kindlin-2]] plays a role in elongation.<ref name="pmid18611274">{{cite journal |author=Dowling JJ, Vreede AP, Kim S, Golden J, Feldman EL |title=Kindlin-2 is required for myocyte elongation and is essential for myogenesis |journal=BMC Cell Biol. |volume=9 |issue= |pages=36 |year=2008 |pmid=18611274 |pmc=2478659 |doi=10.1186/1471-2121-9-36 |url=http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/9/36}}</ref> |
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A myocyte (also known as a muscle cell)[1] is the type of cell found in heart muscles.
Each myocardial cell contains myofibrils, which are long chains of sarcomeres, the contractile units of the cell.
Myocytes show similar patterns to skeletal muscle cells, but unlike multinucleated skeletal cells, myocytes contain only one or two nuclei.
Kindlin-2 plays a role in elongation.[2]
References
- ^ "myocyte" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ Dowling JJ, Vreede AP, Kim S, Golden J, Feldman EL (2008). "Kindlin-2 is required for myocyte elongation and is essential for myogenesis". BMC Cell Biol. 9: 36. doi:10.1186/1471-2121-9-36. PMC 2478659. PMID 18611274.
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