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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018385
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018385
Preferred Name

Centrosome

Definitions
An organelle near the nucleus of the cell consisting (in animals and organisms that have CILIA) of two CENTRIOLES, and the surrounding pericentriolar material. It functions as the primary MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER during the eukaryotic CELL CYCLE (https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm2180).
Synonyms
Pericentriolar Matrix
Matrix, Pericentriolar
Pericentriolar Material
Centrosomes
Material, Pericentriolar
Pericentriolar Region
Pericentriolar Regions
Pericentriolar Matrices
Pericentriolar Materials
Region, Pericentriolar
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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