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myocyte

[ mahy-uh-sahyt ]

noun

  1. a contractile cell, especially an elongated cell in sponges that forms a sphincter around body openings.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of myocyte1

First recorded in 1885–90; myo- + -cyte
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Example Sentences

Bioenergetics, mitochondria, and cardiac myocyte differentiation.

From Nature

Stoichiometry of Gata4, Mef2c, and Tbx5 influences the efficiency and quality of induced cardiac myocyte reprogramming.

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Fig. 9b.—Gregarina munieri, showing the network of myocyte fibrillae.

CRT acutely enhances chamber mechanical efficiency but chronically alters myocyte signaling, including improving β-adrenergic receptor reserve.

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