Term: slow muscle cell myofibril
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Name: slow muscle cell
Synonyms: red muscle cell, slow muscle fiber
Definition: A muscle cell that is small, darkly colored, with high lipid and mitochondrial content.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009116]
Name: myofibril
Synonyms:
Definition: The contractile element of skeletal and cardiac muscle; a long, highly organized bundle of actin, myosin, and other proteins that contracts by a sliding filament mechanism.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030016]    QuickGO    AmiGO