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Microtubule

life science Maturity 9-11

Tiny tubes live inside our cells.

Tubulin Infographic.jpg
Tubulin Infographic.jpg
They act like strong bones. These tubes help the cell keep its shape. They also help move things around. This helps you stay healthy. Do you have tiny tubes inside you too?

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File:Tubulin Infographic.jpg
Tubulin Infographic.jpg
Microtubules in the leading edge of a cell.tif
File:Tubulin dimer 1JFF.png
Tubulin dimer 1JFF.png
File:FluorescentCells.jpg
FluorescentCells.jpg
MicrotubuleDynamicInstability.ogv
File:Fluorescent image fibroblast.jpg
Fluorescent image fibroblast.jpg
File:CytoplasmicDyneinOnMT noLabels.png
CytoplasmicDyneinOnMT noLabels.png
File:Kinesin cartoon.png
Kinesin cartoon.png
File:Centriole3D.png
Centriole3D.png
File:Spindle apparatus.svg
Spindle apparatus.svg
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