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Sarcomere

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sarcomere [′sär·kə‚mir]
(histology)
One of the segments defined by Z disks in a skeletal muscle fibril.
Sarcomere 

a muscle-fiber segment between two dark Z bands that is the main recurring structural unit of myofibrils. Each sarcomere includes a single dark anisotropic A band and two light isotropic I disks. In the middle of each sarcomere is a narrow light H band containing a dark central M band.
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