terminal cisterna
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English[edit]
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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