Would a muscle cell be able to produce a functional contraction if it lacked t-tubules?

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hjlf2 years ago

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The answer would be no. T-Tubules or Transverse tubules are additions of the sarcolemma that infiltrate into the center of cardiac and skeletal muscle cells. There would be no functional contraction since it would not be capable to communicate or interconnect with the other cells.

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