cilium
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The study examines how a particular signaling pathway within the cells' antennae, known as the primary cilium, affects heart development during embryonic development.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The newly identified mechanism operates within the primary cilium, a microscopic antenna-shaped structure that extends from the surface of most cells in the body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Running a low positive voltage through a cilium triggers a chemical reaction: as a droplet of test fluid flows past, the electrified platinum breaks apart the water molecules within the droplet.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2022
The current model is that cilia are attached to one another by “tip links,” structures which link the tips of one cilium to another.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The small end, however, is not produced into one long cilium, but the general surface of the body is covered with small actively vibrating ciliary organs, which are only longest at the small end.
From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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