neurofibril

neurofibril

 [noor″o-fi´bril]

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

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neu·ro·fi·bril

(nū'rō-fī'bril),

A filamentous structure seen with the light microscope in the nerve cell's body, dendrites, axon, and sometimes synaptic endings, as aggregations of much finer ultramicroscopic elements, the neurofilaments and microtubules; their functional significance remains to be established.

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neurofibril

(no͝or′ə-fī′brəl, -fĭb′rəl, nyo͝or′-)

n.

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

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neu′ro·fi′bril·lar′y (-brə-lĕr′ē) adj.

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neu·ro·fi·bril

(nūr'ō-fī'bril)

A filamentous structure seen with the light microscope in the body, dendrites, axons, and sometimes synaptic endings of a nerve cell.

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