Abstract
AT the present time, considerable confusion exists as to what should properly be called the sarcolemma, or true muscle fibre membrane. Long1 denned the sarcolemma as a bipartite structure consisting of an inner layer, the true plasma membrane, and an outer layer composed of reticular fibrils. Meyer and Bernfeld2 concluded that the sarcolemma is a collagenous-type protein. Jones and Barer3 failed to find evidence of a collagenous or fibrillar structure.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Long, M. E., Amer. J. Anat., 81, 159 (1947).
Meyer, K., and Bernfeld, P., J. Gen. Physiol., 29, 353 (1946).
Jones, W. M., and Barer, R., Nature, 161, 1012 (1948).
Morse, W., J. Biol. Chem., 100, 373 (1933).
Chittenden, R. H., “Histochemische Untersuchungen über das Sarkolemm und enige verwandte Membranen”. Untersuchungen des Physiologischen Instituts der Universität Heidelberg, 3, Heft. 1 and 2, 171 (1878).
Barer, R., Biol. Rev., 23, 159 (1948).
Bairata, A., Z. Zellforsch., 27, 100 (1937).
Reed, R., and Rudall. K. M., Biochim. et Biophys. Acta, 2, 19 (1948).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
CONTE, A., RIESER, P. Nature of the Striated Muscle Fibre Membrane. Nature 168, 695 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168695a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/168695a0
This article is cited by
-
Nature of Sarcolemma, the Striated Muscle Fibre Membrane
Nature (1961)
-
Glykogengehalt und Mineralhaushalt im quergestreiften Muskel nach Grenzstrangresektion
Zeitschrift für Die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin (1952)
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.