contractile fiber
Fibers, composed of actin, myosin, and associated proteins, found in cells of smooth or striated muscle. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0815316194&isbn=1/ GOC:go_curators ]
Synonyms: contractile fibre
Term info
cellular_component
GO:0043292
Term relations
- supramolecular fiber
- intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle
- part of some muscle cell
- part of some cytoplasm