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myofibril

[¦mī·ō′fī·brəl]
(cell and molecular biology)
A contractile fibril in a muscle cell.
(invertebrate zoology)
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As HS temperatures increased, the damage to mitochondria became less; instead, significant degradation was observed between myofibrillar bundles (E, I, G, J) in 40[degrees]C HS groups.
Myosin accounts for 50% of myofibrillar protein and the globular heads of myosin are responsible for the activity of Ca2+-ATPase (Godiksen et al., 2003).
Amutation in the dimerization domain of filamin c causes a novel type of autosomal dominant myofibrillar myopathy.
[29.] Kamal M, Watabe S, Hashimoto K (1991) Post mortem changes in myofibrillar ATPase of sardine ordinary and dark muscles.
After the ice-storage experiment ended, a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the WHC of control sierra fillets was recorded, registering values of 89.12 [+ or -] 2.10%, in which water loss could be related with the denaturation of myofibrillar proteins [15].
Caption: Figure 3: By EM, nemaline bodies are oriented consistently with the longitudinal axis of the fibers and they are composed of myofibrillar material in apparent continuity with Z-bands ((a), x 28.000; (b), x 45.000).
Leucine supplementation of a low-protein mixed macronutrient beverage enhances myofibrillar protein synthesis in young men: A double-blind, randomized trial1-3.
Edes et al., "Calpain-1-sensitive myofibrillar proteins of the human myocardium," Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, vol.
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