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muscle fiber [′məs·əl ‚fī·bər] (histology) The contractile cell or unit of which muscle is composed. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Effect of myoplasmic pH on excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle fibres of the toad. 2) Further, he commented that, "surviving axons send out small branches called collateral sprouts that restore the nerve supply to those muscle fibres whose nerves have been damaged. Treatment with L-carnitine reversed the loss of free camitine in red muscle fibres only, with no effect on the total camitine concentration in white muscle fibres. |
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