Skeletal muscle, electron micrograph

Micrograph courtesy of Jeff Morton

This image shows skeletal muscle in a contracted state (note narrow I-band).

m = mitochondrion

g = glycogen (granular texture in cytoplasm)

Click on thumbnail at right for a lower-magnification view.

 

 

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