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
But almost all human cells also have one primary, or nonmotile, cilium that functions more like a molecular antenna.
From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2014
They also have a single, nonmotile cilium that responds to the rate of fluid movement in the tubule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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 Huxley, Thomas Henry
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Cell Biology - Middle School
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