- muscle fibers slow twitch
- small dark muscle fibers rich in mitochondria, myoglobin, and sarcoplasm and with only faint cross-striping; designed for slow but repetitive contractions over long periods of time.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
muscle fibers slow twitch
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