neurofibril (redirected from Neurofibrils)

neurofibril /neu·ro·fi·bril/ (-fi´bril) one of the delicate threads running in every direction through the cytoplasm of a nerve cell and extending into the axon and dendrites in a silver-stained preparation; believed to be neurofilament bundles, and perhaps neurotubules, coated with silver.

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neu·ro·fi·bril (nr-fbrl, -fbrl)

n.

Any of the long, thin, microscopic fibrils that run through the body of a neuron and extend into the axon and dendrites, giving the neuron support and shape.

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neuro·fibril·lar (-br-lr) adj.

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neurofibril

one of the delicate threads running in every direction through the cytoplasm of a nerve cell, extending into the axon and dendrites.