| sarcoplasmic r. |
a special form of agranular reticulum found in the sarcoplasm of striated muscle and comprising a system of smooth-surfaced tubules forming a plexus around each myofibril.
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| sarcoplasm |
the cytoplasm of a muscle cell.
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| sarcoplasmic reticulum |
the equivalent to the ER in other cells; this organelle is the major site of Ca 2+ storage inside muscle cells. Action potentials release this Ca 2+ to permit muscle contraction.
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