CYTOSKELETON-MICROTUBULES
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SUMMARY
1. All cells have cytoskeleton, a system of fibers that maintain the structure of a cell and permit it to change shape & move.
2. Cytoskeleton: microtubules, intermediate filaments, microfilaments.
3. Microtubules are made of alpha & beta subunits.
4. Form spindles which move chromosomes during mitosis, transport vesicles & organelles, fixes the shape of platelets.
Reference(s)
Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education
