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Skeletal Muscle Fibers

Sarcomere

Sarcomere

The sarcomere is the functional contractile region of the myocyte, and defines the region of interaction between a set of thick and thin filaments.

This diagram of a microfibril includes the terms sarcomere, Z-line, M-line, thin filament, and thick filament.

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