myofibril

NOUN
  1. one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
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How To Use myofibril In A Sentence

  • Muscle catabolism is a hallmark of sepsis and results from accelerated breakdown of myofibrillar proteins, such as actin and myosin.
  • Fast-acting muscles have highly ordered structure due to the closely interrelated disposition of membranes and myofibrils.
  • Within the sarcolemma is the sarcoplasm, containing all the usual subcellular elements plus long prominent myofibrils.
  • In cross section, skeletal muscle fibers are seen to be composed of numerous small aggregates of contractile substance, the myofibrils.
  • For example, in relaxed myofibrils, it was unclear whether each Tmod striation could be unambiguously resolved into separate thin filament profiles.
  • Their idea was that the myofibril contains toothbrush-like structures facing one another and pushed together so that their bristles interpenetrate.
  • When the shape changes a calcium ion is let through the S.R. into the myofibril causing the filaments to get excited causing them to contract. CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • The changes consisted of disrupted myofibrils, increased numbers of lipid vacuoles in the sarcoplasm, and abnormally small mitochondria containing focal membrane disruptions.
  • Occasional myocytes in both ventricles showed hypereosinophilia and loss of myofibril structure without associated inflammation (changes regarded as agonal rather than representing intrinsic myocyte pathology). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • However, as the disease progresses, cardiomyocytes show deterioration in some mitochondrial as well as myofibril features, evidenced by swelling of mitochondria, misalignment of myofibril structure, and blurring as well as breakage of Z-lines. Naturejobs - All Jobs
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