myoplasmicadj.
/ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪoʊˈplæzmɪk/ Cell Biology.
Of or relating to myoplasm.
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muscular1673
musculary1679
staminal1830
striated1846
brawn-like1849
striped1850
myoid1857
smooth1860
myoepithelial1881
myoblastic1890
sarcoplasmic1891
myofibrillar1927
myoplasmic1960
myofibrillary1975
1960 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 46 897 These observations were interpreted to mean that a calcium step is more directly linked to myoplasmic activation than is depolarization.
1970 T. Tomita in E. Bülbring et al. Smooth Muscle vii. 207 The myoplasmic resistance was measured by means of double micro-electrodes in one arm of a bridge circuit.
1980 Jrnl. Embryol. & Exper. Morphol. 55 343 Eggs of S. plicata have a pronounced yellow myoplasmic crescent.
1987 Nature 19 Feb. 717/2 The flux of calcium into the myoplasm per unit time and unit myoplasmic water volume.
2001 Amer. Jrnl. Vet. Res. 62 1647 Recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis in Thoroughbreds may represent a novel heritable defect in the regulation of muscle excitation-contraction coupling or myoplasmic calcium concentration.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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