Chemicals and Drugs

Vimentin

An intermediate filament protein found in most differentiating cells, in cells grown in tissue culture, and in certain fully differentiated cells. Its insolubility suggests that it serves a structural function in the cytoplasm. MW 52,000.

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An intermediate filament protein found in most differentiating cells, in cells grown in tissue culture, and in certain fully differentiated cells. Its insolubility suggests that it serves a structural function in the cytoplasm. MW 52,000.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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an intermediate filament protein; /biosyn /physiol permitted

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History Note

85

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Previous Indexing

  • Intermediate Filament Proteins (1983-1984)
  • Muscle Proteins (1966-1982)

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  1. D05.750w.078w.593.900w
  2. D12.776w.220.475.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vimentin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014746. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014746
  2. Vimentin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimentin
  3. Vimentin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411624