ALL meanings of microfilament
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M m - noun microfilament A small rodlike structure, about 4-7 nanometers in diameter, present in numbers in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. 1
- noun microfilament a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape. 1
- noun microfilament thin filament, composed of the protein actin and associated proteins, that occurs abundantly in muscle and in the cytoplasm of other cells 0