sarcolemma
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The motor end plate possesses junctional folds—folds in the sarcolemma that create a large surface area for the neurotransmitter to bind to receptors.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Long periods of sustained exercise may damage the SR and the sarcolemma, resulting in impaired Ca++ regulation.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
During the latent period, the action potential is being propagated along the sarcolemma.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
Within the sarcolemma are minute fibrils and a semiliquid substance, called the sarcoplasm.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
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