Medical Definition of I band
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| The isotropic band of the sarcomere of striated muscle, where only thin filaments are found. Unlike the A band, the I band can vary in width depending upon the state of contraction of the muscle when fixed.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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