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myofilament

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my·o·fil·a·ment  (m-fl-mnt)
n.
Any of the ultramicroscopic filaments, made up of actin and myosin, that are the structural units of a myofibril.
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After that, more channels open and calcium enters and binds to a tiny structure near the membrane; then, much more calcium explodes out of that structure into the cell's inner fluid and combines with a myofilament protein called troponin.
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