These solitary and apparently nonfunctional cilia are far more widespread than the motile type. For example, in humans, only a few cell types have motile cilia, namely sperm, epithelia cells in ...

After her late-night observation, Hughes and colleagues began their investigation by imaging primary cilia in human and mouse pancreatic islets ... are responsible for active motion in so-called ...

There is a high degree of ciliary specialization, ranging from motile cilia of the respiratory epithelium to primary ...

Cilia are outgrowths of the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells that contain a specialised cytoskeleton. Motile cilia are present on multiciliated cells and use this cytoskeleton to move fluid ...

Failure of motile cilia to move extracellular fluid faithfully results in severe human maladies like hydrocephaly, childhood epilepsy, respiratory distress, and both male and female infertility.