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Sarcomeres

Known as: Sarcomere 
The repeating unit of a myofibril in a muscle cell, composed of an array of overlapping thick and thin filaments between two adjacent Z discs. [ISBN… 
National Institutes of Health

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28 relations
ANK2 protein, humanAnisotropic bandDNAJB6 protein, humanDesmin

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Actin myofilamentIsotropic bandMyosin myofilamentStriated muscle thick filament

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Cellular StructuresRegion of myofibril

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells to cardiomyocytes: a methods overview.
Since human embryonic stem cells were first differentiated to beating cardiomyocytes a decade ago, interest in their potential… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Characterization of the myosin-based source for second-harmonic generation from muscle sarcomeres.
Several biologically important protein structures give rise to strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) in their native context… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Meat tenderness and muscle growth: is there any relationship?
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The isometric functional capacity of muscles that cross the elbow.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
X-ray diffraction evidence for the extensibility of actin and myosin filaments during muscle contraction.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Endothelin induction of inositol phospholipid hydrolysis, sarcomere assembly, and cardiac gene expression in ventricular myocytes. A paracrine mechanism for myocardial cell hypertrophy.
The present study examined the effects of endothelin-1 on phosphoinositide hydrolysis, diacylglycerol formation, and the… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Comparison between the Sarcomere Length‐Force Relations of Intact and Skinned Trabeculae from Rat Right Ventricle: Influence of Calcium Concentrations on These Relations
To investigate the extent to which the properties of the cardiac myofibrils contribute to the length-force relation of cardiac… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Tension responses to sudden length change in stimulated frog muscle fibres near slack length
1. Apparatus for applying a step change of length to an isolated muscle fibre is described. The step was complete in about 0·2 ms… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Physiological and structural changes in the cat's soleus muscle due to immobilization at different lengths by plaster casts *
1. Passive length—tension curves were established for cat soleus muscles that had been immobilized in different positions… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Heart failure from the point of view of quantitative anatomy.
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