Term: muscle cell sarcomere
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Name: muscle cell
Synonyms: myocyte, myofiber
Definition: A mature contractile cell, commonly known as a myocyte, that forms one of three kinds of muscle.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009114]
Name: sarcomere
Synonyms:
Definition: The repeating unit of a myofibril in a muscle cell, composed of an array of overlapping thick and thin filaments between two adjacent Z discs.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030017]    QuickGO    AmiGO