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sarcoplasm

American  
[sahr-kuh-plaz-uhm] / ˈsɑr kəˌplæz əm /

noun

Biology.
  1. the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.


sarcoplasm British  
/ ˈsɑːkəʊˌplæzəm /

noun

  1. the cytoplasm of a muscle fibre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of sarcoplasm

First recorded in 1895–1900; sarco- + -plasm

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The trigger for calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum into the sarcoplasm is a neural signal.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

As long as Ca++ ions remain in the sarcoplasm to bind to troponin, and as long as ATP is available, the muscle fiber will continue to shorten.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

ATP-driven pumps will move Ca++ out of the sarcoplasm back into the SR.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

It is the arrival of Ca++ in the sarcoplasm that initiates contraction of the muscle fiber by its contractile units, or sarcomeres.

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 Walters, Francis M.

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