| Term: | cardiac muscle cell intercalated disc |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | cardiac muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | cardiac muscle cells, cardiac myocyte, cardiomyocyte |
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| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009316] |
| Name: | intercalated disc |
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| Synonyms: | intercalated disk |
| Definition: | A complex cell-cell junction at which myofibrils terminate in cardiomyocytes; mediates mechanical and electrochemical integration between individual cardiomyocytes. The intercalated disc contains regions of tight mechanical attachment (fasciae adherentes and desmosomes) and electrical coupling (gap junctions) between adjacent cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0014704] QuickGO AmiGO |