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intermediate filament

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intermediate filament [‚int·ər′mēd·ē·ət ′fil·ə·mənt]
(cell and molecular biology)
Any of several classes of cell-specific cytoplasmic filaments of 8-12 nanometers in diameter; protein composition varies from one cell type to another.


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Moreover, small HSPs are responsible for stabilizing actin and intermediate filaments against stress (Koh, 2002).
The pathophysiology of vascular damage in maternal decidual vasculopathy is unknown, but the 2 key findings in the involved vessels in this lesion are well described: (1) atherosis appears to be histiocytic phagocytosis of damaged endothelial cells of the spiral arteries, and (2) the dense pink fibrinoid necrosis may be some amalgam of the coagulation cascade proteins and intermediate filaments.
The active component in Keratec IFP is a soluble form of intermediate filament protein made up primarily of a fibrous protein derived from New Zealand wool.
 
 
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