Myofilaments are the filaments of myofibrils constructed from proteins. The principal types of muscle are striated muscle, obliquely striated muscle and smooth muscle. Various arrangements of myofilaments create different muscles. Striated muscle has transverse bands of filaments. In obliquely striated muscle, the filaments are staggered. Smooth m...
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(from the article `muscle`) As mentioned earlier, the myofibril is a columnlike array of filaments. In a longitudinal section through a group of myofibrils (Figure 7), there is ... ...these muscles, each of the individual muscle cells within the labourer`s arms and legs becomes larger (hypertrophic). This enlargement is caused ... Mu...
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(mi″o-fil´ә-mәnt) any of the ultramicroscopic threadlike structures composing the myofibrils of striated muscle fibers.
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a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
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