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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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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

Ca++ ions are pumped out of the sarcoplasm into the SR, and cross-bridge cycling stops, returning the muscle fibers to their resting state.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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

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

By this time the parasite has greatly distended the muscle-fibre in which it has hitherto lain, absorbing, with its growth, practically all the contractile-substance, until it is surrounded only by the sarcolemma and sarcoplasm.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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