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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
actin-myosin filament sliding +   
apical constriction +   
cardiac muscle cell contraction +   
cochlear outer hair cell electromotile response 
cytoplasmic actin-based contraction involved in cell motility +   
hepatic stellate cell contraction +   
myofibroblast contraction +   
The actin filament-based process in which cytoplasmic actin filaments slide past one another resulting in contraction of a myofibroblast.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: MF contraction ;   MFB contraction
Definition Sources: PMID:19239477

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