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myofibril
Broader Terms:
cell component
Related Terms:
muscle cell
Related Terms:
sarcomere
Scope Note:
highly organized bundles of actin, myosins, and other proteins in the cytoplasm of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells that contract by a sliding filament mechanism; they are composed of numerous myofilaments.
Term Number:
1980-8848
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