Which structure is responsible for storing calcium within muscle cells?

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11 May 2018
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum is a specialized organelle in muscle cells that stores and releases calcium ions to regulate muscle contraction. The sarcolemma is the muscle cell membrane, sarcoplasm refers to the cytoplasm of muscle cells, cytosol is the fluid portion of the cytoplasm, and mitochondria are involved in energy production, not calcium storage.

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