Term: striated muscle cell myofibril
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Name: striated muscle cell
Synonyms:
Definition: Muscle cell which has as its direct parts myofilaments organized into sarcomeres.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005784]
Name: myofibril
Synonyms:
Definition: The contractile element of skeletal and cardiac muscle; a long, highly organized bundle of actin, myosin, and other proteins that contracts by a sliding filament mechanism.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030016]    QuickGO    AmiGO
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