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STRESS FIBERS

\stɹˈɛs fˈa͡ɪbəz], \stɹˈɛs fˈa‍ɪbəz], \s_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_s f_ˈaɪ_b_ə_z]\

Definitions of STRESS FIBERS

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Bundles of actin filaments (MICROFILAMENTS) 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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