Definition of Neurofilament

1. Noun. (anatomy) A neurofibril ¹

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Medical Definition of Neurofilament

1. Member of the class of intermediate filaments found in axons of nerve cells. In vertebrates assembled from three distinct protein subunits. (neurofilament L, 68 kD, neurofilament M, 160 kD, & neurofilament H 200 kD) These proteins, if introduced into fibroblasts, will incorporate into the vimentin filament system. (29 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurofilament

neurofibrillary tangle
neurofibrillary tangles
neurofibrils
neurofibroma
neurofibromas
neurofibromata
neurofibromatoses
neurofibromatosis
neurofibromatosis 2
neurofibromin
neurofibromins
neurofibrosarcoma
neurofibrosarcomas
neurofibrosarcomata
neurofilament (current term)
neurofilament proteins
neurofilaments
neurofuran
neurofurans
neuroganglion
neurogastric
neurogenerative
neurogenesis
neurogenetic
neurogeneticist
neurogeneticists
neurogenetics
neurogenic

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