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PHYSICOCHEMICAL characterization of components of flagella and cilia is essential for an understanding of the mechanisms underlying flagellar and ciliary movement. The so-called “9 + 2” fibres (microtubules) are one of the chief ultrastructures in both flagella and cilia, and can be isolated with minimum contamination of other components1,2.
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MOHRI, H. Amino-acid Composition of “Tubulin” constituting Microtubules of Sperm Flagella. Nature 217, 1053–1054 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2171053a0
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