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Cilia in the brain: going with the flow

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Cilia are increasingly appreciated regulators of brain homeostasis. Several recent studies examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms of their biogenesis and orientation in ependymal cells.

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Figure 1: Representation of motile cilia translation and rotational orientation on the surface of ependymal cells.

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