skeletal muscle fiber adaptation

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Nameskeletal muscle fiber adaptation
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Biological process

Exact synonym

skeletal muscle fibre plasticity, skeletal myofiber plasticity, skeletal myofibre plasticity

Related synonym

skeletal muscle fiber plasticity

Description

Any process in which the skeletal muscle fibers change their phenotypic profiles in response to altered functional demands and a variety of signals. Muscle fibers are formed by the maturation of myotubes. They can be classed as slow, intermediate/fast or fast.

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