sarcoplasm
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This can only happen in the presence of calcium, which is kept at extremely low concentrations in the sarcoplasm.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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 trigger for calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the sarcoplasm is a neural signal.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
During the relaxation phase, tension decreases as Ca++ ions are pumped out of the sarcoplasm and cross-bridge cycling stops.
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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