mi|cro|tu|bule

mi|cro|tu|bule
mi|cro|tu|bule «MY kroh TOO byool», noun.
a long, straight tubular structure, of uncertain function, in many cells of the body: »

The microtubules are very fine tubes averaging 250 angstroms in diameter. They are found in cilia, in the tail of sperm cells, in the mitotic spindle of a dividing cell and in the cytoplasm of many types of cell (Scientific American).


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