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filament
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filament, in astronomy: see chromosphere chromosphere (krō`məsfēr') [Gr.
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Thickening of the actin filaments at the cell edge provided the bending force to extrude the virus particles.
Topographic changes in SARS coronavirus--infected cells during late ... by Ooi, E.E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Modulation of cellular thermoresistance and actin filament stability accompanies phosphorylation-induced changes in the oligomeric structure of heat shock protein 27.
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They may be especially important to the cochlea's hair cells because the stereocilia owe their stiffness to bundles of actin filaments that are continuously broken apart and rebuilt.
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