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... > Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena > Reproductive Physiological Phenomena > Reproduction > Embryonic and Fetal Development > Organogenesis > Musculoskeletal Development > Muscle Development > Skeletal Muscle Enlargement
... > Physiological Phenomena > Growth and Development > Morphogenesis > Embryonic and Fetal Development > Organogenesis > Musculoskeletal Development > Muscle Development > Skeletal Muscle Enlargement
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Development > Muscle Development > Skeletal Muscle Enlargement

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Skeletal Muscle Enlargement  

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  • An increase in SKELETAL MUSCLE mass in normal muscle development. In human adults it results primarily from an increase in the size of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS unlike in muscle hyperplasia where an increase in the number of skeletal muscle fibers is a major factor.

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