Z line
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Z line
a cross-striation bisecting the I band of striated muscle myofibrils and serving as the anchoring point of actin filaments at either end of the sarcomere.
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Z line
n.
Any of the dark thin protein bands to which actin filaments are attached in a striated muscle fiber and that mark the boundaries of adjoining contractile units.
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Z line
(līn)A cross-striation bisecting the I band of striated muscle myofibrils and serving as the anchoring point of actin filaments at either end of the sarcomere.
Synonym(s): Z band.
Synonym(s): Z band.
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Z line
The structure delimiting each end of the sarcomere in striated muscle. It gives anchorage to titin and to the outer ends of the thin filaments.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005