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Definition of Myofibril
1. Noun. One of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber.
Terms within: Sarcoplasm, Sarcomere
Group relationships: Striated Muscle Cell, Striated Muscle Fiber
Generic synonyms: Fibril, Filament, Strand
Definition of Myofibril
1. Noun. (muscle) Cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Myofibril
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myofibril
Literary usage of Myofibril
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"The author's previous researches showed that the myofibril is not a solid ...
The myofibril is therefore surrounded by a sheath which is reinforced at ..."
2. A Text-book of Histology: Arranged Upon an Embryological Basis by Frederic Thomas Lewis, Philipp Stöhr (1913)
"It has been supposed that the fibrils in a column arise by the longitudinal
splitting of a primitive myofibril, but in sections it often appears that the ..."
3. Gait Analysis in the Science of Rehabilitation edited by Joel A. DeLisa (2000)
"As the local neuron chemically activates the muscle fiber at its myoneural
junction, an electrical charge is sent up and down each myofibril (Figure 2b), ..."
4. Kirkes' Handbook of Physiology by William Senhouse Kirkes, Charles Wilson Greene (1922)
"... end of muscle nucleus; e, coarse myofibril;/, fine myofibril; g, connective-tissue
cell with connective-tissue fibrils surrounding it; h, elastic fiber. ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1907)
"... is not better than muscle fibril or myofibril, and "synapse" is not, for high
school scholars, an improvement upon terminal branches. ..."
6. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"Science, ns, vol. 48, 398 (1918). . The development of the cross-striated myofibril
in the heart muscle of the chick embryo. ..."
7. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"... last line: for muscle fibers read myofibrils. Page 121. lines 2, 3, and 5:
for fiber read fibril, line 6: for muscle fiber read myofibril. ..."
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