Myomere are the blocks of skeletal muscle tissue found commonly in chordates. They are commonly zig-zag, `W` or `V`-shaped muscle fibers. The myomeres are separated from adjacent myomere by connective tissues and most easily seen in larval fishes or in the olm. Myomere counts are sometimes used for identifying specimens, since their number cor...
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(from the article `fish processing`) ...of the total body mass of these animals. The skeletal muscles of fish differ from those of mammals and birds in that they are largely composed of ... ...undulating waves that propagate from head to tail to produce thrust. The axial muscles form a single segmented mass running vertically down the ....
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Synonym: myotome. ... Origin: myo-+ G. Meros, a part ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(mi´o-mēr) myotome; the muscle plate or portion of a somite that develops into voluntary muscle.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′ō-mēr Synonyms: myotome4
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