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fibril /fi·bril/ (fi´bril) a minute fiber or filament.fibril´larfib´rillary collagen fibrils delicate fibrils of collagen in connective tissue, composed of molecules of tropocollagen aggregated in linear array. dentinal fibrils component fibrils of the dentinal matrix. muscle fibril myofibril.
fibril a minute fiber or filament. |
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Spindle cell lipomas are characterized by bundles of relatively uniform spindle cells, broad collagen fibrils, and the absence of lipoblasts, which are a main diagnostic feature of liposarcomas. The extremities or terminals of the collagen molecule are nonhelical but are important for the formation of collagen fibrils and for other nontensile functions, including interactions with other extracellular components. If the collagen fibrils collapse, you don't get a good interlocking system," Antonucci says. |
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