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... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Intermediate Filaments
... > Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Intermediate Filaments
... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Intermediate Filaments

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Intermediate Filaments  

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  • Neurofilament
  • Neurofilaments
  • Tonofilament
  • Tonofilaments

Scope note

  • Cytoplasmic filaments intermediate in diameter (about 10 nanometers) between the microfilaments and the microtubules. They may be composed of any of a number of different proteins and form a ring around the cell nucleus.

History note

  • 91(86); was see under CYTOSKELETON 1986-90; was see CYTOPLASMIC FILAMENTS 1980-85

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007382

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