Definition: Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment.
Other names Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers; Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber; Red Muscle Fibers; Red Muscle Fiber; Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch; Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch; Muscle Fiber, Red; Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle; Fibers, Red Muscle; Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle; Fiber, Red Muscle; Muscle Fibers, Type I; Muscle Fibers, Red
