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.
Heart muscle exhibits many structural and functional characteristics intermediate between those of skeletal and smooth muscle. Like skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle contractions are strong, and utilise a great deal of energy. Like some smooth muscle, cardiac muscle can contract without nervous stimulation (i.e. it is myogenic) and this enables the heart to be transplanted.