The development of muscle tissues can be broken down into several key stages:
Embryonic Origin: Muscle cells originate from the mesoderm, one of the three primary germ layers in the embryo. Myoblast Formation: Mesodermal cells differentiate into myoblasts, the precursor muscle cells. Myotube Formation: Myoblasts fuse to form multinucleated myotubes, which then mature into muscle fibers. Muscle Fiber Maturation: Myotubes undergo further differentiation to develop into mature muscle fibers with specific characteristics depending on the muscle type.