横おう行こう小しょう管かん

noun

transverse tubule; T-tubule

Specialized anatomical term for the invaginations of the sarcolemma in muscle cells; used in physiology and histology contexts.

• 横おう行こう小しょう管かんは筋きん細さい胞ぼうの興こう奮ふん収しゅう縮しゅく連れん関かんに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

  Transverse tubules play an important role in excitation-contraction coupling in muscle cells.