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Muscle contraction and Sarcomere

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Difference between Muscle contraction and Sarcomere

Muscle contraction vs. Sarcomere

Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle fibers. A sarcomere (Greek sarx "flesh", meros "part") is the basic unit of striated muscle tissue.

Similarities between Muscle contraction and Sarcomere

Muscle contraction and Sarcomere have 17 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acetylcholine, Actin, Action potential, Adenosine triphosphate, Biceps, Cardiac muscle, Myocyte, Myofibril, Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, Sarcoplasmic reticulum, Skeletal muscle, Smooth muscle tissue, Sodium, Striated muscle tissue, Titin, Tropomyosin, Vertebrate.

Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine (ACh) is an organic chemical that functions in the brain and body of many types of animals, including humans, as a neurotransmitter—a chemical message released by nerve cells to send signals to other cells.

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Actin

Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments.

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Action potential

In physiology, an action potential occurs when the membrane potential of a specific axon location rapidly rises and falls: this depolarisation then causes adjacent locations to similarly depolarise.

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Adenosine triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a complex organic chemical that participates in many processes.

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Biceps

The biceps, also biceps brachii is a two-headed muscle that lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

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Cardiac muscle

Cardiac muscle (heart muscle) is one of the three major types of muscle, the others being skeletal and smooth muscle.

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Myocyte

A myocyte (also known as a muscle cell) is the type of cell found in muscle tissue.

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Myofibril

A myofibril (also known as a muscle fibril) is a basic rod-like unit of a muscle cell.

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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, or nAChRs, are receptor proteins that respond to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is a membrane-bound structure found within muscle cells that is similar to the endoplasmic reticulum in other cells.

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Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle is one of three major muscle types, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.

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Smooth muscle tissue

Smooth muscle is an involuntary non-striated muscle.

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Sodium

Sodium is a chemical element with symbol Na (from Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.

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Striated muscle tissue

Striated muscle tissue is a muscle tissue that features repeating functional units called sarcomeres, in contrast with smooth muscle tissue which does not.

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Titin

Titin, also known as connectin, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the TTN gene.

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Tropomyosin

Tropomyosin is a two-stranded alpha-helical coiled coil protein found in cell cytoskeletons.

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Vertebrate

Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata (chordates with backbones).

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Muscle contraction and Sarcomere Comparison

Muscle contraction has 143 relations, while Sarcomere has 36. As they have in common 17, the Jaccard index is 9.50% = 17 / (143 + 36).

References

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