terminal cisternae

A form of terminal cisterna — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of terminal cisterna
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