Number of cilia on cells that contain multiple cilia

Range 200-300 unitless
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Fliegauf M, Benzing T, Omran H. When cilia go bad: cilia defects and ciliopathies. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Nov8(11):880-93. p.880 left column top paragraphPubMed ID17955020
Comments Most cell types assemble only one cilium (a monocilium or primary cilium), whereas some cells build cilia bundles that consist of 200–300 individual organelles (multiple cilia).
Entered by Uri M
ID 105742