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Endoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle, specialised for the sequestration of calcium ions that are released upon receipt of a signal relayed by the T tubules from the neuromuscular junction.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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