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STRIATED MUSCLE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

Any muscle whose fibers are divided by transverse bands into striations; such muscles are voluntary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Muscle à contraction volontaire constitué de myocytes, cellules allongées présentant des myofibrilles caractérisées par une succession de bandes transversales alternées.

OBS

muscle strié : Terme utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Músculos y tendones
DEF

Músculo cuyas fibras presentan estriación transversal debido a la presencia de bandas en las que el citoplasma está condensado. Son músculos de contracción rápida y voluntaria.

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Record 2 2003-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

[In a pelecypod, the striated muscle is part of the adductor muscles and] is believed to function during the rapid closing of the two valves, ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

[chez un Lamellibranche] le muscle strié provoque la fermeture des valves, [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
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