terminal cisterna

English

Noun

terminal cisterna (plural terminal cisternae)

1. (anatomy) One of the areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells, surrounding T tubules, that are able to store calcium and release it when an action potential courses down the T tubules.

Translations

area of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells

• Hungarian: terminális ciszterna