Preferred Name | Intermediate Filament | |
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Definitions |
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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C13248 |
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code |
C13248 |
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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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label |
Intermediate Filament |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Intermediate_Filament |
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Preferred_Name |
Intermediate Filament |
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prefixIRI |
NCIT:C13248 |
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prefLabel |
Intermediate Filament |
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Semantic_Type |
Cell Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0021770 |
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subClassOf |