noun

• The cytoplasm of striated muscle cells.

  ‘The changes consisted of disrupted myofibrils, increased numbers of lipid vacuoles in the sarcoplasm, and abnormally small mitochondria containing focal membrane disruptions.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Measurements of the rotational diffusion coefficient of proteins within muscle cells were also employed to obtain information about the physical properties of sarcoplasm.’
  • ‘Electron microscopy, however, is essential for diagnosis, demonstrating the rods as electron-dense structures in the sarcoplasm.’
  • ‘In certain skeletal muscle fibers, namely the red or slow contracting muscle fibers, the nuclei may be found scattered throughout the sarcoplasm.’
  • ‘Within the sarcolemma is the sarcoplasm, containing all the usual subcellular elements plus long prominent myofibrils.’