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microtubule

/mahy-kroh-too-byool, -tyoo-/US // ˌmaɪ kroʊˈtu byul, -ˈtyu- //UK // (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈtjuːbjuːl) //

微管,微管子,微管束,微管的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Cell Biology.

    • : a hollow cylindrical structure in the cytoplasm of most cells, involved in intracellular shape and transport.

Examples

  • The Penrose-Hameroff theory of quantum consciousness argues that microtubules are structured in a fractal pattern which would enable quantum processes to occur.

  • Each neuron contains microtubules, which transport substances to different parts of the cell.

  • When they added nucleotides to the drops to simulate polymerization, the tubulin monomers assembled into beautiful microtubules.