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terminal cisternae

terminal cisternae is the plural of terminal cisterna.

Meaning of terminal cisterna

Noun

terminal cisterna (plural terminal cisternae)

  1. 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.

Questions about terminal cisternae

What is terminal cisternae the plural of?
Terminal cisternae is the plural of terminal cisterna.

Words near terminal cisternae in the dictionary

  1. terminal acetylenes
  2. terminal bronchiole
  3. terminal bronchioles
  4. terminal burrowing
  5. terminal cisterna
  6. terminal cisternae
  7. terminal control area
  8. terminal control areas
  9. terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
  10. terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases
  11. terminal figure

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