The contemporary use of electron microscopy in the diagnosis of ciliary disorders and sperm centriolar abnormalities
Date Issued
2012
DOI
10.1002/9781118452813.ch7
Abstract
Cilia and flagella are hair-like structures which extend from the cell membrane and are
involved in a variety of biological functions in eukaryotes. Cilia are found in a wide range of
human tissues and cell types including: the epithelium of the upper and lower respiratory
tracts, the epithelium of the kidney, bile and pancreatic ducts, the embryonic node, and the
ependymal cells in the brain and in the oviduct epithelium.
involved in a variety of biological functions in eukaryotes. Cilia are found in a wide range of
human tissues and cell types including: the epithelium of the upper and lower respiratory
tracts, the epithelium of the kidney, bile and pancreatic ducts, the embryonic node, and the
ependymal cells in the brain and in the oviduct epithelium.