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axonemal central pair

Known as: axonemal microtubule central pair, axoneme central pair, central-pair microtubules 
Part of the axoneme consisting of the inner two microtubule doublets of the 9+2 axoneme occurring in most motile cilia. [GOC:cilia, PMID:24283352]
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Peripheral doublet microtubule of axoneme of cilium

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Characterization of Single Channel Currents from Primary Cilia of Renal Epithelial Cells*
The primary cilium is a ubiquitous, non-motile microtubular organelle lacking the central pair of microtubules found in motile… 
2005
2005
A sarcoidosis genetic linkage consortium: the sarcoidosis genetic analysis (SAGA) study.
BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis, a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, likely results from an environmental insult in a… 
2003
2003
A novel method for the transport and analysis of genetic material from polyps and zooxanthellae of scleractinian corals.
2002
2002
The best of all worlds or the best possible world? Developmental constraint in the evolution of β‐tubulin and the sperm tail axoneme
SUMMARY Through evolutionary history, some features of the phenotype show little variation. Stabilizing selection could produce… 
1985
1985
Visualization of changes in ciliary tip configuration caused by sliding displacement of microtubules in macrocilia of the ctenophore Beroë.
Macrocilia from the lips of the ctenophore Beroë consist of multiple rows of ciliary axonemes surrounded by a common membrane… 
1974
1974
The structure and origin of mastigonemes in Ochromonas minute and Monas sp.
SYNOPSIS Structure, function, and development of mastigonemes (flagellar hairs) of 2 chrysophycean flagellates were examined… 
1973
1973
ADENOSINE 3',5'-CYCLIC MONOPHOSPHATE IN CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII
Adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) influences both flagellar function and flagellar regeneration in Chlamydomonas… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Comparison of muscle actin and ciliary microtubule protein in the mollusk Pecten irradians.
1969
1969
Observations on the central pair of microtubules from the cilia of Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Frayed cilia from Tetrahymena pyriformis have been examined in the electron microscope using both uranyl acetate and… 
1962
1962
ON THE EVOLUTIONARY STABILITY OF THE 9 + 2 PATTERN
Since a particular arrangement of filaments, which has come to be known as the 9 + 2 pattern, is found with one exception (9) in… 
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