Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An undifferentiated cell in the mesoderm of the vertebrate embryo that is a precursor of a muscle cell.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cell which gives rise to muscular fibers; the formative cell-element of muscular tissue.
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- noun an
undifferentiated stem cell that develops intomuscle tissue
Etymologies
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Put simply, the process relies on a muscle precursor cell known as a myoblast, a sort of stem cell preprogrammed to grow into muscle.
Late Night Altered-Consciousness Halakhah Conversations Come to Life | Jewschool 2007
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Put simply, the process relies on a muscle precursor cell known as a myoblast, a sort of stem cell preprogrammed to grow into muscle.
Posthuman Blues Mac 2007
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Bernardi H, Garandel V, Rabenoelina F, Vernus B, et al. (2003) Mechanisms involved in the inhibition of myoblast proliferation and differentiation by myostatin.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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Then chanteuse Susan Marder, the show's science jingle writer, belted out an ode to the joys of consuming test-tube generated faux meat: "Give it to the kids at every seating/myoblast is what you're eating!"
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The medium was changed after 6 h and replaced with myoblast complete growth medium.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Morgan A. Sammons et al. 2010
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Langley B, Thomas M, Bishop A, Sharma M, Gilmour S, et al. (2002) Myostatin inhibits myoblast differentiation by down-regulating MyoD expression.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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We propose that unphosphorylated Pitx2 is required to favor HuR-mediated Ccnd1 mRNA stabilization, thus sustaining myoblast proliferation.
Naturejobs - All Jobs R Gherzi 2010
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Langley B, Berry C, Sharma M, Kirk S, et al. (2000) Myostatin, a negative regulator of muscle growth, functions by inhibiting myoblast proliferation.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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In this study, we show that Pitx2 is phosphorylated by the protein kinase Akt2 and is necessary to ensure proper C2C12 myoblast proliferation and differentiation.
Naturejobs - All Jobs R Gherzi 2010
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Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of growth and differentiation factors and is a primary regulator of muscle growth both pre - and postnatally, primarily via inhibition of myoblast proliferation and differentiation
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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