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Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Cellular Structures » Intracellular Space » Cytoplasm » Cytoplasmic Structures » Cytoskeleton » Myofibrils
Anatomy [A] » Tissues [A10] » Muscles » Muscle, Striated » Myofibrils
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Muscle Cells » Muscle Fibers, Skeletal » Myofibrils
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Muscle Cells » Myocytes, Cardiac » Myofibrils
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 . MeSH
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