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myoblast

[ mahy-uh-blast ]

noun

, Embryology.
  1. any of the cells derived from the mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo that develop into muscle tissue.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of myoblast1

First recorded in 1880–85; myo- + -blast
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Example Sentences

To investigate the role of AIMP2–ADAR interactions in skeletal muscles, we performed gene perturbation experiments in the C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line.

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Human skeletal myoblast lysate was purchased from ZenBio TCE-SKB and lysate from differentiated human skeletal myotubes was purchased from ZenBio TCE-SKM.

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Studies of cell cultures from sheep, dogs and humans showed similar reductions in myoblast fusion when the researchers blocked syncytin activity.

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Myoblast: a cell that produces muscular tissue.

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