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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Centrosome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Centrosoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Centrossomo
Synonyms
English
:
Centrosomes
Pericentriolar Region
Pericentriolar Regions
Region, Pericentriolar
Regions, Pericentriolar
Tree Number:
A11.284.430.214.190.750.585.160
A11.284.430.214.190.750.820.500.500
Definition
English
:
The cell center, consisting of a pair of
CENTRIOLES
surrounded by a cloud of amorphous material called the pericentriolar region. During
interphase
, the
centrosome
nucleates
microtubule
outgrowth. The
centrosome
duplicates and, during
mitosis
, separates to form the two poles of the mitotic spindle (MITOTIC
SPINDLE APPARATUS
).
History Note
English
:
95
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
32316
Unique Identifier:
D018385
Occurrence in VHL
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