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Descriptor English: Axoneme
Descriptor Spanish: Axonema
Descriptor axonema
Scope note: Haz de MICROTÚBULOS y PROTEÍNAS ASOCIADAS A MICROTÚBULOS que constituyen el núcleo de cada uno de los CILIOS y FLAGELOS. En la mayoría de los cilios y flagelos de los eucariotas una vaina de axonema tiene 20 microtúbulos distribuidos en nueve pares y dos elementos centrales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Axonema
Descriptor French: Axonème
Entry term(s): Axonemes
Tree number(s): A11.284.430.214.190.750.602.309
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054468
Scope note: A bundle of MICROTUBULES and MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS forming the core of each CILIUM or FLAGELLUM. In most eukaryotic cilia or flagella, an axoneme shaft has 20 microtubules arranged in nine doublets and two singlets.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cilia (1970-2007)
Flagella (1972-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52532
Unique ID: D054468
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Axoneme - Preferred
Concept UI M0505317
Scope note A bundle of MICROTUBULES and MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS forming the core of each CILIUM or FLAGELLUM. In most eukaryotic cilia or flagella, an axoneme shaft has 20 microtubules arranged in nine doublets and two singlets.
Preferred term Axoneme
Entry term(s) Axonemes



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