Terminal cisternae

Not to be confused with Terminal cistern at the end of spinal cord.
Skeletal muscle, with terminal cisterna labeled near bottom.
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Terminal cisternae (singular: terminal cisterna) are enlarged areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounding the transverse tubules.[1]

  1. ^ Kay, G. Neal; Shepard, Richard B. (2017-01-01), Ellenbogen, Kenneth A.; Wilkoff, Bruce L.; Kay, G. Neal; Lau, Chu-Pak (eds.), "3 - Stimulation and Excitation of Cardiac Tissues", Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy (Fifth Edition), Elsevier, pp. 61–113, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-37804-8.00003-1, ISBN 978-0-323-37804-8, retrieved 2020-11-04