myofusion

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English

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Etymology

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From myo- +‎ fusion.

Noun

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myofusion (uncountable)

  1. The fusion of myoblasts
    • 2015 October 9, “Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Induced Modifications of the Gene Expression Kinetics of Differentiating Skeletal Muscle Cells”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Therefore, we hypothesize that Capn6 could be a myofusion marker which may participate in promoting in vitro differentiation of skeletal myoblasts through an unknown physiological mechanism.