| Term: | cardiac muscle cell M band |
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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: | M band |
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| Synonyms: | M disc, M line, mesophragma, midline |
| Definition: | The midline of aligned thick filaments in a sarcomere; location of specific proteins that link thick filaments. Depending on muscle type the M band consists of different numbers of M lines. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0031430] QuickGO AmiGO |