1 People in advanced stages of the disease are more likely to have symptoms related to chronic liver disease, such as fluid in the abdomenâalso called ascitesâand mental confusion. Women may stop having menstrual periods.
1. Like skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is striated, contains the same basic contractile proteins forming thick and thin filaments, organized in sarcomeres, and has the same sliding filament mechanism 2.Cardiac cells contain myofibrils, T-tubules, and SR.ike skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle is striated, contains the same basic contractile proteins forming thick and thin filaments, organized in sarcomeres, and has the same sliding filament mechanism 2. Cardiac cells contain myofibrils, T-tubules, and SR.
The cellular characteristics of the cardiac and skeletal muscles differ greatly. The cardiac muscle cell is short when compared to the skeletal muscle cell, and the shape of the cardiac muscle cell can be referred to as âsemi-spindleâ, while the shape of a skeletal muscle cell is cylindrical.