intermediate filaments


in·ter·me·di·ate fil·a·ments

a class of tough protein filaments (including keratin filaments, neurofilaments, desmin, and vimentin) that measure 9-11 nm in thickness and make up part of the cytoskeleton of the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells; so named because they are intermediate in thickness between actin filaments and microtubules.