a cell type that gives rise to mature contractile cells called myocytes
Mononucleated, undifferentiated muscle precursor cell. A skeletal muscle cell is formed by the fusion of multiple myoblasts.
Gr. mys - muscle]. An embryonic muscle fibre forming cell.
precursor (that will give) cell muscle cells (or fibres).
Cell that by fusion with other myoblasts gives rise to myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibres. The term is sometimes used for all the cells recognisable as immediate precursors of skeletal muscle fibres. Alternatively, the term is reserved for those post-mitotic cells capable of fusion, others being referred to as presumptive myoblasts.
a cell that is a precursor to muscle fibers; myoblast cells have limited differentiation capability
Developing cell of origin for muscle cells.
Myoblasts are a type of stem cells that exist in muscles. Skeletal muscle cells are called muscle fibers and are made when myoblasts fuse together; muscle fibers therefore have multiple nuclei.
