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Cytoskeleton

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Cytoskeleton Definition

The protein scaffolding (the network of filaments microfilaments, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and their associated proteins) that gives shape, structure, and organization to the cytoplasm and a cell its shape.

Cytoskeleton Synonyms

Cytoskeleton, Cellular Matrix, Cytoskeletal, Cytoskeletal System

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