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microtubule
Broader Terms:
cytoskeleton
Related Terms:
mitotic spindle apparatus
Related Terms:
tubulin
Scope Note:
slender tubular structures composed chiefly of tubulin; found in the cytoplasmic ground substance of nearly all cells; involved in maintenance of cell shape and in the movements of organelles and inclusions and form the spindle fibers of mitosis.
Term Number:
0595-4033
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