vimentin

English

Etymology

From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) +‎ -in (“protein”).

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Noun

vimentin (plural vimentins)

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

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