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The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to
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• In a sarcomere, the A-band contains the thick (myosin) filaments along their full length.
• The H-zone is the lighter central part of the A-band where there are only myosin filaments-no overlap with the thin (actin) filaments.
• During contraction, actin slides in and overlaps more with myosin, so the H -zone narrows or disappears. Thus, the H-zone is specifically the actin-free region within the A-band.
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