myofibrils
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004286
The long cylindrical contractile organelles of striated muscle cells composed of actin filaments; myosin filaments; and other proteins organized in arrays of repeating units called sarcomeres.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004286 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | muscle fibrils; myofilaments |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | cardiomyocytes; myotubes; costameres; myofibrillar proteins; sarcomeres |
| Translations | Spanish: miofibrillas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004286",
"term": "myofibrils",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The long cylindrical contractile organelles of striated muscle cells composed of actin filaments; myosin filaments; and other proteins organized in arrays of repeating units called sarcomeres.",
"synonyms": [
"muscle fibrils",
"myofilaments"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"cardiomyocytes",
"myotubes",
"costameres",
"myofibrillar proteins",
"sarcomeres"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2015",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "miofibrillas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/myofibrils/"
}
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