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Each repeat'ng unit is a sarcomere, the basic contractile un't of the muscle. The
borders of the sarcomere, the Z lines, are ined ..p in adjacent myofibrils and
cortribute to the striations visible with a light microscope. Thin filamerts are
attached to ...
Each repeat'ng unit is a sarcomere, the basic contractile un't of the muscle. The
borders of the sarcomere, the Z lines, are ined ..p in adjacent myofibrils and
cortribute to the striations visible with a light microscope. Thin filamerts are
attached to ...
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the center of the sarcomere, while thick fi aments are certered in the sarcorrere. In
a muscle fiber at rest, thick and thin filarrents do not overlap completely, and the
area near the edge of the sarcomere where there are only thin filaments 's ...
the center of the sarcomere, while thick fi aments are certered in the sarcorrere. In
a muscle fiber at rest, thick and thin filarrents do not overlap completely, and the
area near the edge of the sarcomere where there are only thin filaments 's ...
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jg I ,__ extend completely across the sarcomere, so the H zone in tre center of the
A band contains on y thick filaments. This arrangemerit of thick and thin filaments
is tre key to how the sarcomere, ard hence the whole muscle, coritracts. é _ ...
jg I ,__ extend completely across the sarcomere, so the H zone in tre center of the
A band contains on y thick filaments. This arrangemerit of thick and thin filaments
is tre key to how the sarcomere, ard hence the whole muscle, coritracts. é _ ...
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