Term Name: cardiac muscle atrophy
Synonyms:
Definition: A process, occurring in the heart, in which a decrease in cell mass and then in heart size occurs due to shrinking of the individual cells. The shrinkage is caused by protein degradation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0014899]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cardiac muscle adaptation striated muscle atrophy