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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