Anatomy

Stress Fibers

Bundles of actin filaments (ACTIN CYTOSKELETON) and myosin-II that span across the cell attaching to the cell membrane at FOCAL ADHESIONS and to the network of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS that surrounds the nucleus.

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Abstract

Bundles of actin filaments (ACTIN CYTOSKELETON) and myosin-II that span across the cell attaching to the cell membrane at FOCAL ADHESIONS and to the network of INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS that surrounds the nucleus.

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7 entry terms
  • Stress Fibres
  • Fiber, Stress
  • Fibers, Stress
  • Fibre, Stress
  • Fibres, Stress
  • Stress Fiber
  • Stress Fibre

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Actins (1978-2000)
  • Cytoskeleton (1978-2000)

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  1. A11w.284w.430w.214w.190.750w.050w.830w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stress Fibers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022502. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022502
  2. Stress Fibers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_fiber
  3. Stress Fibers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4121060