terminal cisterna
English
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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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