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... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Spindle Apparatus > Spindle Poles > Centrosome
... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Spindle Apparatus > Spindle Poles > Centrosome
... > Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Spindle Apparatus > Spindle Poles > Centrosome
... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Microtubule-Organizing Center > Centrosome
... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Microtubule-Organizing Center > Centrosome
... > Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Cytoskeleton > Microtubule-Organizing Center > Centrosome

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Centrosome  

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Definition

  • The cell center, consisting of a pair of CENTRIOLES surrounded by a cloud of amorphous material called the pericentriolar region. During interphase, the centrosome nucleates microtubule outgrowth. The centrosome duplicates and, during mitosis, separates to form the two poles of the mitotic spindle (MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS).

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