Level of life
Cell
The smallest unit that can live on its own. Every living thing is made of one or more cells.
Cytoskeleton
Gives the cell its shape and moves things inside it.Source: Fletcher & Mullins, 2010Source: Alberts et al., 2002Source: MedlinePlus
Structure
How Cytoskeleton connects
Cytoskeleton is part of
Studied in
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Sources & further reading
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Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton (opens the original in a new tab)
Fletcher DA, Mullins RD (2010). Nature 463:485-492.
Peer-reviewedReviewMolecular Biology of the Cell (4th edition) (opens the original in a new tab)
Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, et al. (2002). Garland Science.
Free to read on NCBI Bookshelf. Standard reference for cell structure and molecular biology.
TextbookEducationalPrimary ciliary dyskinesia (opens the original in a new tab)
MedlinePlus Genetics. MedlinePlus Genetics. U.S. National Library of Medicine, NIH.
ReferenceGovernment sourceEducational