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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The internal framework of a cell, composed largely of actin filaments and microtubules.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Cell Biology) An arrangement of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger filaments within a cell serving to provide structural support of components of the cell, and to transport components from one part of the cell to another; the filaments are composed of protein and form a latticelike arrangement which may change rapidly with time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun cytology A
cellular structure like askeleton , contained within thecytoplasm .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
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Examples
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The activated caspases will begin the process of orderly taking the cell apart and the cleavage of part of the actin cytoskeleton is shown.
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The activated caspases will begin the process of orderly taking the cell apart and the cleavage of part of the actin cytoskeleton is shown.
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It appears that quantum-level signals are picked up by microstructures in our brain's cytoskeleton (the cytoskeleton is a protein-based structure that maintains the integrity of living cells, including neurons).
Cosmic Symphony: A Deeper Look at Quantum Consciousness Ervin Laszlo 2010
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The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell.
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The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell.
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The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell.
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In fact, a large number of signal processes control the direction and the speed of dendrite growth by influencing the structure of the cytoskeleton, which is inside the growing dendrite and responsible for its shape and extension. brain researcher Hiroshi Kawabe has now discovered exactly how the growth of the cytoskeleton is controlled during the dendrite development.
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell.
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The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell.
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The cytoskeleton is a complex biological infrastructure that plays a fundamental role within every human cell.
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