Term: somite junctional membrane complex
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Name: somite
Synonyms: somitic mesoderm
Definition: Undifferentiated mesodermal components of early trunk or tail segments or metameres, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms myotomes, sclerotomes and perhaps dermatomes.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000155]
Name: junctional membrane complex
Synonyms: triad junction
Definition: Complex formed in muscle cells between the membrane of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and invaginations of the plasma membrane (T-tubules).
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030314]    QuickGO    AmiGO