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Intermediate Filament |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13248 |
| code |
C13248 |
| DEFINITION |
A class of tough protein filaments (including keratin filaments, neurofilaments, desmin, and vimentin) that measure 8-10 nm in thickness and comprise part of the cytoskeleton of the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells; so named because they are intermediate in thickness between actin filaments and microtubules. |
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Intermediate Filament |
| label |
Intermediate Filament |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Intermediate_Filament |
| Preferred_Name |
Intermediate Filament |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C13248 |
| prefLabel |
Intermediate Filament |
| Semantic_Type |
Cell Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0021770 |
| subClassOf |
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