sarcomere

American  

[sahr-kuh-meer] / ˈsɑr kəˌmɪər /

noun

Biology.

1. any of the segments of myofibril in striated muscle fibers.

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sarcomere British  

/ ˈsɑːkəʊˌmɪə /

noun

1. any of the units that together comprise skeletal muscle

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sarcomere Scientific  

/ sär′kə-mîr′ /

1. The contractile unit of a skeletal muscle fiber. Sarcomeres are divided into bands of filaments made of actin or myosin. During muscle contraction, the filaments slide over each other to cause shortening of the sarcomere.

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Etymology

Origin of sarcomere

First recorded in 1890–95; sarco- + -mere

Example Sentences

This suggests that these genetic variants may impact the sarcomere, the basic unit of heart muscle, influencing its structure and function.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

In recent years, Raunser's group successfully applied the customized workflow, resulting in two recent groundbreaking publications: They produced the first high-resolution images of the sarcomere and of a so far nebulous muscle protein called nebulin.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

The sarcomere is subdivided in several regions, called zones and bands, in which these filaments are arranged in different ways.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

Instead, they slide by one another, causing the sarcomere to shorten while the filaments remain the same length.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The combined activity of many binding sites and repeated movements within the sarcomere causes it to contract.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013