Microtubules. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of microtubules that have self-assembled in a test tube. Microtubules are polymers of the pr

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Microtubules. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of microtubules that have self-assembled in a test tube. Microtubules are polymers of the protein tubulin. They are a component of the cytoskeleton, which maintains a cell's shape, allows some cellular mobility and is involved in intracellular transport. Magnification: x50,000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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