myofilament

myofilament: myo·fil·a·ment -'fil-ə-mənt n one of the individual filaments of actin or myosin that make up a myofibril

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myo·fila·ment (mi″o-filґə-mənt) [myo- + filament] any of the numerous ultramicroscopic threadlike structures occurring in bundles in the myofibrils of striated muscle fibers. The thick myosin filaments and the thin actin filaments are together responsible for the contractile properties of muscle. Also present are intermediate filaments, of uncertain function, composed of desmin and vimentin. See Plate 32.

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Myofilament — Latin myofilamentum Code TH H2 … Wikipedia
myofilament — noun Date: 1949 one of the individual filaments of actin or myosin that make up a myofibril … New Collegiate Dictionary
Myofilament — Mikrofilamente in Fibroblasten der Maus, fluoreszenzmikroskopisch dargestellt Mikrofilamente sind fadenförmige Protein Strukturen in eukaryotischen Zellen. Zusammen mit den Mikrotubuli und Intermediärfilamenten bilden sie die Hauptmasse des … Deutsch Wikipedia
myofilament — /muy euh fil euh meuhnt/, n. Cell Biol. a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril. [1945 50; MYO + FILAMENT] * * * … Universalium
myofilament — noun A filament within a myofibril, constructed from proteins … Wiktionary
myofilament — myo·filament … English syllables
myofilament — n.m. Filament constitutif de la myofibrille … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
myofilament — ˌ noun Etymology: my + filament : one of the individual filaments of actin or myosin that make up a myofibril * * * /muy euh fil euh meuhnt/, n. Cell Biol. a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril. [1945 50; MYO … Useful english dictionary
muscle filament — myofilament … Medical dictionary
Actin — G Actin (PDB code: 1j6z). ADP and the divalent cation are highlighted … Wikipedia

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