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Microtubules

They are structural organelles that are found in all nucleated cells. Assembled like scaffolding ftom protein subunits, they participate in cell division, cell movement and the maintenance of cell shape

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 243 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Microtubules” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 243 No. 2 (), p. 66
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0880-66