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myoblast
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈmaɪ.əʊ.blɑːst/ us /ˈmaɪ.oʊ.blæst/
an undifferentiated cell (= one that does not yet have specialized structures or functions) that develops into a muscle cell:
The myoblasts that produce striated muscle differ from the myoblasts of smooth muscle.
Myoblast transplantation has been employed for the repair of myocardial dysfunction.
Clinical trials were then undertaken to assess the benefit of myoblast therapy.
Low myoblast proliferation during foetal development has the potential for lifelong consequences.
In a later stage, these myoblasts have multiplied and have begun to form a plate of muscle tissue.
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