Mesh term Myofibrils
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Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
Muscle, Striated
Myocytes, Cardiac
Description
The long cylindrical contractile organelles of STRIATED MUSCLE cells composed of ACTIN FILAMENTS; MYOSIN filaments; and other proteins organized in arrays of repeating units called SARCOMERES .Browse to child terms:
Sarcomeres
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