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Heart Muscle

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Biomechanics

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Both myocardial and skeletal muscle cells are striated. Their ultrastructures are similar. Each cell is made up of sarcomeres (from Z line to Z line), containing interdigitating thick myosin filaments and thin actin filaments. The basic mechanism of contraction must be similar in both; but important differences exist.

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