Term Name:	muscle cell apoptotic process
Synonyms:	muscle cell apoptosis
Definition:	A form of programmed cell death induced by external or internal signals that trigger the activity of proteolytic caspases, whose actions dismantle a muscle cell and result in its death. A muscle cell is a mature contractile cell, commonly known as a myocyte, that forms one of three kinds of muscle.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0010657]    QuickGO    AmiGO