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GO:0097544

The mid part of a cilium between the ciliary base and ciliary tip that extends into the extracellular space

Note that 'ciliary shaft' is sparingly used in the literature to denote the projecting part of the cilium; many authors would refer to the axoneme instead. However, the definition of GO:0005930 'axoneme' is rather stringent, and the localization of many ciliary proteins would not fit that definition. Also, note that cilia and eukaryotic flagella are deemed to be equivalent.

1. cilial shaft
2. cilium shaft
3. flagellar shaft
4. flagellum shaft

1. GOC: cilia
2. GOC: krc
3. PMID 19866682

is an element of the parent element

is a part of the parent element

is related to the parent element

derives from the parent element

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// tissue/ enzyme/ localization link to BRENDA