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ciliary pocket

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Invagination of the plasma membrane from which a cilium (also called flagellum) protrudes. [ ]

Term info

Label

ciliary pocket

Synonyms
  • cilial pocket
  • cilium pocket
  • flagellar pocket
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Note that cilia and eukaryotic flagella are deemed to be equivalent. In this case community usage is mostly 'flagellar', but the primary term name reflects the cilium parentage.

has obo namespace

cellular_component

id

GO:0020016