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... > Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Muscle Fibers, Skeletal > Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
... > Musculoskeletal System > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Muscle Fibers, Skeletal > Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Cells > Muscle Cells > Muscle Fibers, Skeletal > Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Organelles > Endoplasmic Reticulum > Endoplasmic Reticulum, Smooth > Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Organelles > Endoplasmic Reticulum > Endoplasmic Reticulum, Smooth > Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
... > Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Organelles > Endoplasmic Reticulum > Endoplasmic Reticulum, Smooth > Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

Preferred term

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A network of tubules and sacs in the cytoplasm of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that assist with muscle contraction and relaxation by releasing and storing calcium ions.

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