Medical Dictionary

thick filament

noun

Medical Definition of THICK FILAMENT

:  a myofilament of one of the two types making up myofibrils that is 10 to 12 nanometers (100 to 120 angstroms) in width and is composed of the protein myosin—compare thin filament

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