sarcomere

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/ˈsɑː.kəʊˌmɪə/ (UK)

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/ˈsɑː.kəʊˌmɪə/ (UK) · /ˈsɑː.kəˌmɪə/ (UK) · /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/ (US) · /ˈsɑɹ.kəˌmɪɹ/ (US)

Definition of sarcomere

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noun

The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.

“Specific proteins are responsible for the bands and zones within each sarcomere.”
“Of particular importance was the confirmation that the sarcomere lengths are instantaneously unstable for any reasonable assignment of parameters and number of sarcomeres, even as low as 100.”

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From sarco- (“flesh”) + -mere (“component”), from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) and μέρος (méros).

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