Category: Sarcomere

Sarcomeres

Sarcomeres

A sarcomere (Greek σάρξ sarx “flesh”, μέρος meros “part”) is the complicated unit of striated muscle tissue. It is the repeating unit between two Z lines. Skeletal muscles are composed of tubular muscle cells (myocytes called muscle fibers or myofibers) which are formed in a process known as myogenesis.

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