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muscle cell is held in the myofibrils. Much (Bertram et al. 2002). These studies have
of that water is held by capillary forces suggested that within the myofibril, a higher
arising from the arrangement of the thick and proportion of water is held in the I-band than
thin filaments within the myofibril. In living in the more protein-dense A-band. This
muscle, it has been shown that sarcomeres observation may help explain why shorter
remain isovolumetric during contraction and sarcomeres (especially in cold-shortened
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muscle) are often associated with increased associated with intermediate filament struc-
drip losses. As the myofibril shortens and tures and structures known as costameres.
rigor sets in, the shortening of the sarcomere Costameres provide the structural framework
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