Intramyocellular
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Within a muscle cell not-comparable
"The non-invasive and non-ionizing proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has a high accuracy in detecting and quantifying hepatic steatosis [10 ,11 ], and due to advances in muscle lipid imaging, MRS has facilitated the differentiation of lipid deposits of skeletal muscle in intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) and extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) [12 ]."
Example
More examples"The non-invasive and non-ionizing proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has a high accuracy in detecting and quantifying hepatic steatosis [10 ,11 ], and due to advances in muscle lipid imaging, MRS has facilitated the differentiation of lipid deposits of skeletal muscle in intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) and extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) [12 ]."
Etymology
From intra- + myocellular.
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