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sarcoplasm

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sar·co·plasm  (särk-plzm)
n.
The cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.

sarco·plas·matic (-plz-mtk), sarco·plasmic (-mk) adj.

sarcoplasm [ˈsɑːkəʊˌplæzəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the cytoplasm of a muscle fibre
sarcoplasmic  adj
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Noun1.sarcoplasm - the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle - one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber


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The 20E increased the myonuclear number in proportion to the fiber growth, therefore maintained the size of the myonuclear domains (the sarcoplasm volume around the myonuclei).
Abnormal Internal nucleus Fiber containing [greater than muscle tissue or equal to] 1 internally located nuclei (2 [micro]m or 8 pixels of sarcoplasm between nucleus and sarcolemma).
Electron microscopy, however, is essential for diagnosis, demonstrating the rods as electron-dense structures in the sarcoplasm.
 
 
 
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