Definition of Vimentin

1. Noun. (protein) Any of a group polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton ¹

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Medical Definition of Vimentin

1. Intermediate filament protein (58 kD) found in mesodermally derived cells (including muscle). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vimentin

villous carcinoma
villous papilloma
villous placenta
villous tenosynovitis
villous tumour
villously
vills
villus
villusectomy
villyaellenite
viloxazine
vim
vimana
vimanas
vimen
vimentin (current term)
vimentin kinase
vimina
viminal
vimineous
viminol
vimless
vims
vimsite
vin
vin jaune
vin ordinaire
vin santo
vina
vinaceous

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