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

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Muscle Development  

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  • Developmental events leading to the formation of adult muscular system, which includes differentiation of the various types of muscle cell precursors, migration of myoblasts, activation of myogenesis and development of muscle anchorage. The developmental sequence of events in the formation of adult muscle tissue, including fusion of myoblasts to form myotubes, the formation of MYOFIBRILS within their cytoplasm, and the establishment of functional neuromuscular junctions (NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION) with MOTOR NEURONS.

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  • Muscular Development

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WKGN054Z-R

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