sarcolemma
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The depolarization then spreads along the sarcolemma, creating an action potential as sodium channels adjacent to the initial depolarization site sense the change in voltage and open.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Propagation of an action potential along the sarcolemma is the excitation portion of excitation-contraction coupling.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The motor end-plate is the location of the ACh-receptors in the muscle fiber sarcolemma.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The sarcomere itself is bundled within the myofibril that runs the entire length of the muscle fiber and attaches to the sarcolemma at its end.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the extreme atrophy of dry beriberi I have not unfrequently found many of the sarcolemma sheaths completely emptied of their contents.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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