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Contractile cell, esp. an elongated cell in sponges that forms a sphincter around body openings

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Usage examples (33)
  • Intact single myocyte shortening from double activating mutations in αTm and cTnI.
  • Compare the two specimens on the slide for myocyte number, size and cellular contents.
  • Cardiac-myocyte "renewal" findings have implications for myocardial-regeneration research
  • Intact single myocyte shortening and Ca2+ transients from double activating αTm and RCM cTnI mutants.
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