Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
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Preferred Name

Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch
Definitions
Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment.
Synonyms
Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch
Red Muscle Fiber
Muscle Fiber, Red
Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber
Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers
Fiber, Red Muscle
Red Muscle Fibers
Muscle Fibers, Type I
Fibers, Red Muscle
Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle
Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle
Muscle Fibers, Red
Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch
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definition

Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment.
altLabel
Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch
Red Muscle Fiber
Muscle Fiber, Red
Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber
Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers
Fiber, Red Muscle
Red Muscle Fibers
Muscle Fibers, Type I
Fibers, Red Muscle
Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle
Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle
Muscle Fibers, Red
Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch
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prefLabel
Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch
Machine permutation
95
HN
95
type
tui
T025
TERMUI
T055538
T055539
T055536
TH
NLM (1996)
NLM (1995)
MMR
20081016
notation
D018657
Semantic type UMLS property
Inverse of AQ
DX
19950101
cui
C0282479
C0242874
DC
1
MN
A11.620.249.700
A10.690.552.500.500.700
AQL
CH CL CY DE EN IM ME MI PA PH PS RE TR UL VI
MDA
19990101
subClassOf
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