Sarcomere

Introduction: Sarcomere

Description of Sarcomere

Sarcomere: contractile unit of myofibrils; sarcomeres are repeating units, delimited by the Z bands along the length of the myofibril.
Source: CRISP

Sarcomere: The repeating contractile units of the myofibril, delimited by Z bands along its length.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Sarcomere: The repeating contractile units of the myofibril, delimited by Z bands along its length.
Source: MeSH 2007

Sarcomere: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sarcomere:

• Segment
• Myofibril
• Lines
• Functional
• Functional disease
• Functional disorder
• Muscle
• Muscle symptoms (7251 causes)
• Muscle disease

Terms associated with Sarcomere:

Broader terms for Sarcomere

• Myofibrils
• Organelles

Source - MeSH 2007

• cell component

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Sarcomere:

• muscle cell
• myofibril

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Sarcomere

The following list attempts to classify Sarcomere into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Muscles
    • Muscle Fibers
      • Myofibrils
        • Sarcomeres

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Cellular Structures
    • Intracellular Space
      • Cytoplasm
        • Cytoplasmic Structures
          • Organelles
            • Sarcomeres

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• myofibril
• muscle fiber
• muscle
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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