sarcomere
IPA: sɑrkˈoʊmɪr
noun
- The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.
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Examples of "sarcomere" in Sentences
- Thank you LU for adding the sarcomere illustration.
- It connects the Z line to the M line in the sarcomere.
- The sarcomere does not contain organelles or a nucleus.
- Calcium ions are required for each cycle of the sarcomere.
- That arrow begins and ends on the boundaries of a sarcomere.
- Affected mice have disrupted z band and sarcomere morphology.
- Sarcomere length operating range of vertebrate muscles during movement.
- Thus, the ends of the sarcomere are drawn in and the sarcomere shortens.
- The diad is a structure in the cardiac myocyte located at the sarcomere Z line.
- This augmented force observed at a given sarcomere length is due either to inhomogeneity of sarcomere lengths or to a compliance within the muscle or measurement system.
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