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muscle fiber
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muscle fiber [′məs·əl ‚fī·bər]
(histology)
The contractile cell or unit of which muscle is composed.


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By changing the size or type of its muscle fibres, the muscle adapts to the high-fat diet by saying 'Let's burn more of this fuel,'" said Hawke.
After a day of lifting its very important to take a day off, this is so the protein can rebuild the muscle fibres.
Then it was transplanted into a rat's abdomen where it developed a network of blood vessels and muscle fibres.
 
 
 
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