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Record 1 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
DEF

A complex cellular organelle forming the center of the centrosome in most cells; usually found near the nucleus in interphase cells and at the spindle poles during mitosis.

DEF

... a cylinder about 0.2 [microns] in diameter with a wall composed of 9 equally spaced groups of microtubules, usually triplets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
CONT

Un centriole a la forme d'un court cylindre de 0,2 [microns] de diamètre et de 0,5 [microns] de long, dont la paroi est fort complexe. En effet cette paroi est faite de neuf groupes de trois tubules accolés, ou triplets, régulièrement espacés à la surface du cylindre (...)

Spanish

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