An axostyle is a sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes. It arises from the bases of the flagella, sometimes projecting beyond the end of the cell, and is often flexible or contractile, and so may be involved in movement and provides support for the cell. Axostyles originate in association with a flagellar microtubular root an...
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An elongate supporting rod or tubule that runs the length of certain flagellate protozoans, frequently projecting out of the posterior end. Single or multiple, filamentous or rigid, they vary with the species but serve as an endoskeletal framework and may function in locomotion as well. ... Origin: axo-+ G. Stylos, pillar ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Tube-like organelle in some flagellate protozoa, that extends from the area of the kinetosome to the posterior end, where it often protrudes.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ak′sō-stīl Definitions: 1. An elongated supporting rod or tubule that runs the length of certain flagellate protozoans, frequently projecting out of the posterior end. Single or multiple, filamentous or rigid, they vary with the species but provide as an endoskeletal framework and may function in locomotion...
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