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Z line

Cross-striation of the I bands of myofibrils in striated muscle. The Z-band is the anchoring point of actin filaments at either end of the sarcomere. alpha-Actinin is present in the Z line.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Biochemistry, L. Stryer, WH Freeman & Co, New York, 1988 pg 922