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  • 101FILAMENT — s. m. Petit fil, petit brin long et délié, semblable à celui qui se tire de l écorce du chanvre ou du lin. Les filaments des plantes. Les filaments d une écorce. Cela est plein de filaments, n est formé que de filaments. Les filaments de l… …

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  • 102Headlamp — Headlight redirects here. For other uses, see Headlight (disambiguation). High Beams redirects here. For the urban legend also known by that name, see Killer in the backseat. A motor scooter s front with an impractical number and variety of… …

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  • 103Intermediate filament — Intermediate filaments (IFs) are cytoskeletal structures formed by members of a family of related proteins called keratin. Intermediate filaments have a diameter of 12 nanometers, which is between that of actin (microfilaments) and microtubules.… …

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  • 104Cytokeratin — Keratin intermediate filaments in epithelial cells (red stain). Cytokeratins are proteins of keratin containing intermediate filaments found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue. The term cytokeratin began to be used in the… …

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  • 105Vimentin — is a member of the intermediate filament family of proteins. Intermediate filaments are an important structural feature of eukaryotic cells. They, along with microtubules and actin microfilaments, make up the cytoskeleton. Although most… …

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  • 106Glial fibrillary acidic protein — (GFAP) is an intermediate filament (IF) protein that is found in glial cells such as astrocytes, but also in other cell types such as Leydig cells in the testis and stellate cells in the liver.cite journal | author = J A Holash, S I Harik, G… …

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  • 107Stereocilia (inner ear) — This page refers to the stereocilia of the ear. For the stereocilia of the epididymis, see Stereocilia (epididymis) Stereocilia are mechanosensing organelles of hair cells, which respond to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes in numerous types …

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  • 108Plectin — is a giant protein (c500 kDa) found in nearly all mammalian cells which acts as a link between the three main components of the cytoskeleton: actin microfilaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments.cite journal | author = Svitkina TM,… …

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  • 109Growth cone — Image of a fluorescently labeled growth cone extending from an axon F actin (red) microtubules (green). A growth cone is a dynamic, actin supported extension of a developing axon seeking its synaptic target. Their existence was originally… …

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  • 110Crackle tube — A small battery powered Luminglas device, turned on. A small battery powered Luminglas device, turned …

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