Myofibrils

"Myofibrils" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The long cylindrical contractile organelles of STRIATED MUSCLE cells composed of ACTIN FILAMENTS; MYOSIN filaments; and other proteins organized in arrays of repeating units called SARCOMERES .

Descriptor ID	D009210
MeSH Number(s)	A10.690.552.875 A11.284.430.214.190.750.620 A11.620.249.850 A11.620.500.500
Concept/Terms	Myofibrils Myofibrils Myofibril Myofilaments Myofilaments Myofilament

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Myofibrils".

Anatomy [A]
Tissues [A10]
Muscles [A10.690]
Muscle, Striated [A10.690.552]
Myofibrils [A10.690.552.875]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Intracellular Space [A11.284.430]
Cytoplasm [A11.284.430.214]
Cytoplasmic Structures [A11.284.430.214.190]
Cytoskeleton [A11.284.430.214.190.750]
Myofibrils [A11.284.430.214.190.750.620]
Muscle Cells [A11.620]
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal [A11.620.249]
Myofibrils [A11.620.249.850]
Myocytes, Cardiac [A11.620.500]
Myofibrils [A11.620.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Myofibrils".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Myofibrils".

Myofibrils
Sarcomeres

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