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midbody (Flemming body)
Function:
- transient structure in dividing mammalian cells present near the end of cytokinesis
Structure:
- 1 um in diameter, 3-5 um in length
- contains bundles of microtubules derived from the mitotic spindle which compacts during the final stages of cell division
- contains other proteins involved in cytokinesis
Notes:
- first described by Walther Flemming in 1891
Related
midbody (GO:0030496)
General
organelle
References
- Wikipedia: Midbody (cell biology)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midbody_(cell_biology)