myocyte

[mahy-uh-sahyt]

noun

1. a contractile cell, especially an elongated cell in sponges that forms a sphincter around body openings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of myocyte¹

First recorded in 1885–90; myo- + -cyte

Example Sentences

Bioenergetics, mitochondria, and cardiac myocyte differentiation.

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Stoichiometry of Gata4, Mef2c, and Tbx5 influences the efficiency and quality of induced cardiac myocyte reprogramming.

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Fig. 9b.—Gregarina munieri, showing the network of myocyte fibrillae.

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CRT acutely enhances chamber mechanical efficiency but chronically alters myocyte signaling, including improving β-adrenergic receptor reserve.

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