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What are the characteristics of myoblasts?
Posted October 26, 2023

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Myoblasts are progenitor cells or stem cells that are responsible for the formation and repair of skeletal muscle tissue. They are small, post-mitotic cells with only one nucleus and very little cytoplasm. 

Myoblasts are capable of fusion and contractile protein synthesis and have a high capacity for myogenic differentiation. Uni-nucleated myoblasts fuse to form long cylindrical striated skeletal muscles that are multinucleated.