Anatomy

Basal Bodies

Structures which form the base of FLAGELLA and CILIA. They contain nine triplets of MICROTUBULES that are arranged around the periphery and that serve as the nucleation center for AXONEME assembly.

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Abstract

Structures which form the base of FLAGELLA and CILIA. They contain nine triplets of MICROTUBULES that are arranged around the periphery and that serve as the nucleation center for AXONEME assembly.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Basal Body
  • Bodies, Basal
  • Body, Basal
  • Kinetosome
  • Kinetosomes

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14 allowable subheadings

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

2014

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  1. A11w.284w.430w.214w.190.750w.585w.079w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Basal Bodies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064652. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064652
  2. Basal Bodies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_body
  3. Basal Bodies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q809753