Anatomy

Microtubule-Organizing Center

An amorphous region of electron dense material in the cytoplasm from which the MICROTUBULES polymerization is nucleated. The pericentriolar region of the CENTROSOME which surrounds the CENTRIOLES is an example.

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An amorphous region of electron dense material in the cytoplasm from which the MICROTUBULES polymerization is nucleated. The pericentriolar region of the CENTROSOME which surrounds the CENTRIOLES is an example.

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  • MTOC
  • MTOCs
  • Microtubule Organizing Center
  • Microtubule-Organizing Centers

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2001; use CENTROSOME 1993-2000

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  • Microtubules (1973-2000)

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  1. A11w.284w.430w.214w.190.750w.585w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Microtubule-Organizing Center. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022101
  2. Microtubule-Organizing Center. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtubule_organizing_center
  3. Microtubule-Organizing Center. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903644