microfibril


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microfibril

[¦mī·krō′fi·brəl]
(cell and molecular biology)
The submicroscopic unit of a microscopic cellular fiber.
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dPF was found to infiltrate the microfibril in the less ordered regions between the elementary fibrils.
Integrating Multiscale Studies of Adhesive Penetration into Wood
Therefore, many studies have been carried out to explore the influence of the in situ created microfibrils on the rheological properties of polymer, such as the shear and elongational viscoelastic behavior [18-20].
Studying the Formation Mechanism of In Situ Poly(butylenes terephthalate) Microfibrils Prepared by One-Step Direct Extrusion via Orthogonal Experimental Design
These bundles may be distinct from single microfibrils. The red hash marks in Figure 3(a) correspond to the red circles on the line profile and are typically the darkest pixels in the image.
Quantifying High-Performance Material Microstructure Using Nanomechanical Tools with Visual and Frequency Analysis
The FBN1gene encodes for fibrillin-1, which is a 350 kDa glycoprotein member of the fibrillin family, that are the major components of microfibrils in the extracellular matrix of elastic and non-elastic tissues.
Mutacion c.3037G>A en el gen FBN1 causa sindrome de Marfan con fenotipo atipico severo
And the cellulose fibrils were consisting of microfibrils with 3-4 nm in dimension and up to 20 nm for wood cell wall.
(An Efficient Method for Cellulose Nanofibrils Length Shearing via Environmentally Friendly Mixed Cellulase Pretreatment
Sato et al., "Association study of the elastin microfibril interfacer 1 (EMILIN1) gene in essential hypertension," American Journal of Hypertension, vol.
Detection of Pathological Changes in the Aorta during Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression on Molecular Level
Figure 3(B-1) shows a region of the microfibril surface smaller than that in Figure 2 (A-1), which allows identifying where the cement paste was deposited.
Compatibility of vegetable fibers with Portland cement and its relationship with the physical properties/Compatibilidade de fibras vegetais com cimento portland e sua relacao com as propriedades fisicas
In plant cell, the arrangement of the cortical microtubules is closely related to cell growth, by which the deposition direction of cell microfibrils is controlled [4].
An improved quantitative analysis method for plant cortical microtubules
Southerton, "Transcriptome profiling of Pinus radiata juvenile wood with contrasting stiffness identifies putative candidate genes involved in microfibril orientation and cell wall mechanics, "BMC Genomics, vol.
The transcriptomics of secondary growth and wood formation in conifers
We hypothesize that the fused pit borders and elongate apertures observed in this study result from a rearrangement of microtubules associated with cellulose microfibril deposition.
Intervascular pit membranes in roots of two species of Osmanthus (Oleaceae)
muscle microfibril, but the ADP must travel back through the
A review: analyzing how V[O.sub.2] kinetics limit exercise performance
Cellulose molecules may be as many as 2000 glucose molecules in length, and these long molecules are bundled together in packages to form a microfibril. Groups of microfibrils are wound together much like a steel cable to form a macrofibril.
Chapter 6: The inside story: molecules to cells

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