Myofibril
Contractile element of muscle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A myofibril (also known as a muscle fibril or sarcostyle)[1] is a basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell.[2] Skeletal muscles are composed of long, tubular cells known as muscle fibers, and these cells contain many chains of myofibrils.[3] Each myofibril has a diameter of 1–2 micrometres.[3] They are created during embryonic development in a process known as myogenesis.
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Latin | myofibrilla |
MeSH | D009210 |
TH | H2.00.05.0.00007 |
Anatomical terms of microanatomy |
Myofibrils are composed of long proteins including actin, myosin, and titin, and other proteins that hold them together. These proteins are organized into thick, thin, and elastic myofilaments, which repeat along the length of the myofibril in sections or units of contraction called sarcomeres. Muscles contract by sliding the thick myosin, and thin actin myofilaments along each other.