sarcolemma

NOUN
  1. an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber
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How To Use sarcolemma In A Sentence

  • Endotoxemia and sepsis also induce mitochondrial dysfunction, sarcolemmal injury, and weakness and fatigability of the diaphragm.
  • Within the sarcolemma are minute fibrils and a semiliquid substance, called the _sarcoplasm_. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
  • Within the sarcolemma is the sarcoplasm, containing all the usual subcellular elements plus long prominent myofibrils.
  • Each fiber is enclosed within a delicate, transparent sheath, known as the sarcolemma. A Practical Physiology
  • Additional evidence for ongoing denervation of UA muscle in OSA is provided by the significant increase in sarcolemmal N-CAM staining.
  • The striations, sarcolemma, and sometimes the nuclei and nerve plates, may be distinguished in such a preparation. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
  • They have no sarcolemma, stripes, or cross markings like those of the voluntary muscles. A Practical Physiology
  • The tip of the axon makes intimate contact with the sarcolemma (sahr'koh-Iem'ub; "skin of the flesh" G), which is the membrane enclosing the muscle fiber. The Human Brain
  • The usual position of skeletal muscle nuclei and the discovery of the sarcolemma is credited to Bowman.
  • EC coupling occurs at specialized regions where the intracellular sarcoplasmic reticulum forms junctions with the sarcolemma or, more frequently, with tubular invaginations of the sarcolemma known as transverse tubules.
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