Tags: Anatomical Structure.

A T-tubule (or transverse tubule) is a deep invagination of the sarcolemma which is the plasma membrane of skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle cells. These invaginations allow depolarization of the membrane to quickly penetrate to the interior of the cell.

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