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sarcomere (Gr**** σάρξ sarx "flesh", μέρος
meros "part") is the
smallest functional unit of
striated muscle tissue. It is the
repeating unit between...
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striated muscle tissues. It
connects the Z disc to the M line in the
sarcomere. The
protein contributes to
force transmission at the Z disc and resting...
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tissue that
features repeating functional units called sarcomeres.
Under the microscope,
sarcomeres are
visible along muscle fibers,
giving a
striated appearance...
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Myomesin is a
protein family found in the M-line of the
sarcomere structure.
Myomesin has
various forms throughout the body in
striated muscles with specialized...
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which are in turn
composed of myofibrils.
Myofibrils are
composed of
sarcomeres, the
basic building blocks of
striated muscle tissue. Upon stimulation...
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striated –
having a
striped appearance due to the
arrangement of the
sarcomeres. A
skeletal muscle contains multiple fascicles –
bundles of
muscle fibers...
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length of the
myofibril in
sections or
units of
contraction called sarcomeres.
Muscles contract by
sliding the
thick myosin, and thin
actin myofilaments...
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sarcomere length of
cardiac muscle cells, in a
resting ventricle, is
lower than the
optimal length for contraction.
There is no bone to fix
sarcomere...
- In
cardiac physiology,
preload is the
amount of
sarcomere stretch experienced by
cardiac muscle cells,
called cardiomyocytes, at the end of ventricular...
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integrates the sarcolemma, Z disk, and
nuclear membrane in
sarcomeres and
regulates sarcomere architecture.
Desmin is a 53.5 kD
protein composed of 470...
