cilium
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Scientists have long known that abnormalities in a structure on kidney cells, or the primary cilium, cause cysts to form in kidneys.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Depending on its position, a cilium can be more effected by its neighbor than vice versa, especially in a dense carpet of cilia as it frequently occurs in nature.
From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023
One tiny flick of a microscopic cellular hair, known as a cilium, can’t do much on its own.
From Scientific American • Jul. 11, 2022
They also have a single, nonmotile cilium that responds to the rate of fluid movement in the tubule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These rod-like corpuscles, which resemble the spermatozoids in Vaucheria, have their movements assisted by a long cilium.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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