Medical Definition of Satellite cell of skeletal muscle
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An elongated spindle-shaped cell occupying depressions in the sarcolemma and between it and the basal lamina; believed to play a role in muscle repair and regeneration by fusing with adjacent myofibre.
Synonym: sarcoplast.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Satellite Cell Of Skeletal Muscle
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