Cilia
MESHD002923
Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated EPITHELIUM. Each cilium arises from a basic granule in the superficial layer of CYTOPLASM. The movement of cilia propels ciliates through the liquid in which they live. The movement of cilia on a ciliated epithelium serves to propel a surface layer of mucus or fluid. (King and Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Synonyms
- Cilium
- Primary Cilia
- Cilia, Primary
- Primary Cilium
- Cilium, Primary
- Motile Cilia
- Cilia, Motile
- Motile Cilium
- Cilium, Motile
- Nodal Cilia
- Cilia, Nodal
- Nodal Cilium
- Cilium, Nodal
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