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Figure 429 from Chapter 16 (Cytoplasmic matrix and cytoskeleton) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A high magnification image showing interdigitation between actin and myosin filaments at the end of the A-band. Unfixed muscle was quick-frozen using liquid helium, fractured, and deep etched. Image by John Heuser. A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB’s BioEDUCATE website. Research Data Curation Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/rdcp) Fawcett, Don W.; Heuser, John (2021). CIL:36061, skeletal muscle cell. In Cell Image Library. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6075/J0S75F5H
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Skeletal muscle contraction A band Skeletal muscle cell Muscle thin filament tropomyosin Actin filament Cell Image Library Group ID: 9915
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