An amorphous region of electron dense material in the cytoplasm from which the MICROTUBULES polymerization is nucleated. The pericentriolar region of the CENTROSOME which surrounds the CENTRIOLES is an example.
Synonyms: Microtubule-Organizing Center, Microtubule Organizing Center, Microtubule-Organizing Centers, MTOCs, MTOC
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2001; use CENTROSOME 1993-2000 ,2001; see CENTROSOME 1993-2000
identifier
D022101