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A 55,000-dalton, cytoskeletal protein commonly found in fibroblasts. In glial cells it is copolymerized with an acidic protein of 50,000 daltons, while in muscle cells it is combined with desmin (q.v.).
From: vimentin in A Dictionary of Genetics »
Subjects: Chemistry.
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