sarcolemma
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- sarcolemmic adjective
- sarcolemmous adjective
Etymology
Origin of sarcolemma
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Figure 29.34 A skeletal muscle cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane called the sarcolemma with a cytoplasm called the sarcoplasm.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The sarcolemma is the site of action potential conduction, which triggers muscle contraction.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Muscle contraction usually stops when signaling from the motor neuron ends, which repolarizes the sarcolemma and T- tubules, and closes the voltage-gated calcium channels in the SR.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Cellular damage to muscle fibers that occurs after intense exercise includes damage to the sarcolemma and myofibrils.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
They have no sarcolemma, stripes, or cross markings like those of the voluntary muscles.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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