Terminal web
The terminal web is a filamentous structure found at the apical surface of epithelial cells that possess microvilli. It is composed primarily of filaments of spectrin and Myosin II[1]. The Myosin II molecules in the terminal web endow this structure with contractile activities[2][3].
References
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