A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.
A specialized area of condensed cytoplasm that contains the centrioles, the two cylindrical organelles containing microtubules; centrioles migrate to opposite poles of the cell during cell division and serve to organize the spindles. They are capable of independent replication. See this in the diagram of cell division shown above.
Centrally located organelle of animal cells that is the primary microtubule-organizing center and is duplicated to form the spindle poles during mitosis. In most animal cells it contains a pair of centrioles.
dense area of cytoplasm, near the nucleus of a cell, containing a pair of centrioles
a structure that houses a centriole
cell center) Organelle located near the nucleus of animal cells that is the primary microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) and contains a pair of centrioles. It divides during mitosis, forming the spindle poles.
An area of condensed cytoplasm active in mitosis.
A region of cytoplasm that contains a pair of centrioles oriented at right angles to one another.
The microtubule organizing centre that divides to organize the two poles of the mitotic spindle and directs assembly of the cytoskeleton, thus controlling cell division, motility and shape.
A cellular structure that acts as an organizing center for the assembly of microtubules. A cell's centrosome duplicates prior to mitosis and plays an important part in the development of the cell's mitotic spindle.
small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
a small organelle that acts as a microbule organizing center
SEN-tro-soam A region near the cell nucleus that contains the centrioles. 171
A hollow structure within the cytoplasm of the cell near the nucleus, closed on one end and open on the other, that contains two centrioles which organize the mitotic spindle, then separate during mitosis, each becoming part of the two new daughter cells.
(also called the "microtubule organizing center") a small body located near the nucleus - it has a dense center and radiating tubules. The centrosomes is where microtubules are made. During cell division (mitosis), the centrosome divides and the two parts move to opposite sides of the dividing cell. The centriole is the dense center of the centrosome.
centrosoma] along with its associated proteins, the centrosome is THE structural organizing center of the cell. All microtubules originate at a protein on the centrosome. A folded centrosome can become a centriole or basal body for cillia and flagella.
The centrosome is the main microtubule organizing center (MTOC) of the cell as well as a regulator of cell-cycle progression. It was discovered in 1888 by Theodor Boveri and was described as the 'special organ of cell division.' Although the centrosome has a key role in efficient cell division, it has been recently shown that it is not necessary [1].