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Microtubule-Organizing Center
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Definition
: An amorphous region of electron dense material in the cytoplasm from which the MICROTUBULES polymerization is nucleated. The pericentriolar region of the CENTROSOME which surrounds the CENTRIOLES is an example.
DF: MTOC
Examples
Centrosome
Other names
Microtubule-
Organizing Centers; Microtubule Organizing Center; MTOCs; MTOC