myofibril in English
noun
1
any of the elongated contractile threads found in striated muscle cells.
In cross section, skeletal muscle fibers are seen to be composed of numerous small aggregates of contractile substance, the myofibrils .
noun
sarcostyle
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1. Glycerinated rabbit psoas myofibrils, F-actin, and myofibril ghosts were irradiated with ultraviolet light (UV) to investigate how UV blocks myofibril contraction.
2. There are three types of proteins that make up each myofibril; they are Contractile, regulatory and structural proteins