Planteome: Term Details for "median body" (GO:0097568)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0097568
Name: median body
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: parabasal body
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A non-membrane bound, semi-organized microtubule array of unknown function found in Giardia species (trophozoite stage). It is located on the dorsal side of the trophozoite, slightly posterior to the ventral disc. Source: GOC:giardia, PMID:5961344
Comment: Note that, due to the asymmetric nature of the Giardia trophozoite, this term is defined spatially as the trophozoite is viewed from the dorsal side, with the two nuclei dorsal to the ventral disc, and the ventral disc toward the anterior.
History: See term history for GO:0097568 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to median body.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to median body.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for median body.
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