CYTOSKELETON

cytoskeleton: translation

General term for the internal components of animal cells which give them structural strength and motility: plant cells and bacteria use an extracellular cell wall instead. The major components of cytoskeleton are the microfilaments (of actin), microtubules (of tubulin) and intermediate filament systems in cells.

cytoskeleton: translation

(si\'to-skel\'ē-ton)

A network of microfilaments, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and other components in the cytoplasm of eucaryotic cells that helps give them shape.

цитоскелет

цитоскелет, клеточный скелет