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Glossary Term
A-Band
The A-band refers to the part of the muscle cell that looks darker under a microscope. This area of the cell is darker due to the parallel arrangement of thicker filaments (myosin) and overlap with the thinner filaments (actin). As a muscle contract, the A-band is where actin and myosin interact.
A-Band: Refers to the part of the muscle cell that looks darker under a microscope. This area of the cell is darker due to the parallel arrangement of thicker filaments (myosin) and overlap with the thinner filaments (actin).
- As a muscle contracts, the A-band is where actin and myosin interact.
- Saladin, K. (2014). Anatomy & physiology: The unity of form and function. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New York. ISBN: 9780073403717
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Synonyms
- anisotropic