Z line

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Introduction

Cross-striation of the I bands of myofibrils in striated muscle. The Z-band is the anchoring point of actin filaments at either end of the sarcomere. alpha-Actinin is present in the Z line.

Additional terms

References

  1. ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. ↑ Biochemistry, L. Stryer, WH Freeman & Co, New York, 1988 pg 922
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