English Dictionary

terminal cisterna

名詞

(anatomy) 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.

日本語の意味

（解剖学）横紋筋細胞において、T管を囲むサルコプラズミックレチiculumの一区画で、カルシウムを蓄え、活動電位が伝わる際にそのカルシウムを放出する領域

The terminal cisterna rapidly releases calcium into the cytosol when a muscle fiber is stimulated, initiating contraction.

筋繊維が刺激されると、筋小胞体の終末嚢は細胞質内にカルシウムを素早く放出して収縮を引き起こす。

意味（1）

(anatomy) 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.

terminal cisternae （ plural ）