terminal cisterna
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/1023_T-tubule.jpg/250px-1023_T-tubule.jpg)
Noun
[edit]terminal cisterna (plural terminal cisternae)
- (anatomy) One of the areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells, surrounding T tubules, that are able to store calcium and release it when an action potential courses down the T tubules.
Translations
[edit]area of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells
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