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Descriptor in English: Microtubules
Descriptor in Spanish: Microtúbulos
Descriptor in Portuguese: Microtúbulos
Descriptor in French: Microtubules
Entry term(s): Microtubule
Tree number(s): A11.284.430.214.190.750.602
Scope note: Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS.
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
History Note: 72(70)
See also the descriptors: Tubulin Modulators MeSH
DeCS UI: 9058
Descriptor UI: D008870
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Microtubules - Preferred
Concept UI M0013836
Scope note Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS.
Preferred term Microtubules
Entry term(s) Microtubule



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