noun
- fine protein filaments found in the cytoplasm of nerve cells that help maintain cell structure and transport materials
Usage: anatomy; biology
Examples
- The neurofibrils form a network throughout the neuron’s cytoplasm.
- Damage to neurofibrils can affect nerve cell function.
- Scientists studied the neurofibrils under an electron microscope.
- Neurofibrils help transport proteins along the length of nerve cells.
- The arrangement of neurofibrils varies between different types of neurons.
- Researchers found abnormal neurofibrils in diseased brain tissue.