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What are Myoblasts?

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Muscle forming cells are called myoblasts. Myoblasts by fusion give rise to myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibres. The term is sometimes used for all the cells recognisable as immediate precursors of skeletal muscle fibres.

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