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
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.
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