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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)

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