Term Name: | I band |
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Synonyms: | I disc, isotropic disc, J disc |
Definition: | A region of a sarcomere that appears as a light band on each side of the Z disc, comprising a region of the sarcomere where thin (actin) filaments are not overlapped by thick (myosin) filaments; contains actin, troponin, and tropomyosin; each sarcomere includes half of an I band at each end. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0031674] QuickGO AmiGO |