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Record 1 2011-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

The thin membrane that separates adjacent sarcomeres in the fibres of striated muscle.

OBS

It is visible under an electron microscope as a thin dark line in the middle of a lighter band. The centre point of each thin (actin) filament is anchored to the Z line and exerts a pull on the membrane when the fibre contracts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muscles et tendons
CONT

L'élément moteur (sarcomère) du muscle strié est limité par des membranes transversales (stries Z) distantes de 2,5 µm. Sur ces stries Z sont insérés des filaments fins qui convergent vers la partie centrale du sarcomère sans l'atteindre.

Spanish

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