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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: Future Cardiol. 2006 Jul 1;2(4):467–476. doi: 10.2217/14796678.2.4.467

Figure 1. Sarcomere structure.

Figure 1

The diagram illustrates the sarcomeric structure. The Z-line determines the boundaries of the contractile unit, while Titin connects the Z-line to the M-line and acts as a functional spring during contraction/relaxation cycles.