white muscle


white mus·cle

a rapid or fast-twitch muscle in which pale, large "white" fibers predominate; mitochondria and myoglobin are relatively sparse compared with findings in red muscle; involved in phasic contraction.

white mus·cle

(wīt mŭs'ĕl) A rapid or fast-twitch muscle in which pale, large "white" fibers predominate; mitochondria and myoglobin are relatively sparse compared with red muscle; involved in phasic contraction.