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===In eukaryotes=== [[Primary cilia]], present in many types of mammalian [[cell (biology)|cells]], serve as ''cellular antennae''.<ref name="Satir2008">{{cite journal |doi=10.1007/s00418-008-0416-9 |pmid=18365235 |pmc=2386530 |title=Structure and function of mammalian cilia |journal=Histochemistry and Cell Biology |volume=129 |issue=6 |pages=687β93 |year=2008 |last1=Satir |first1=Peter |last2=Christensen |first2=SΓΈren T. }}</ref> The motile function of these cilia is lost in favour of their sensory specialization.<ref>{{Cite book |last=R. Mitchell |first=David |title=Eukaryotic Membranes and Cytoskeleton |chapter=The Evolution of Eukaryotic Cilia and Flagella as Motile and Sensory Organelles |series=Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |date=10 April 2012 |volume=607 |pages=130β140 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-74021-8_11 |pmc=3322410 |pmid=17977465 |isbn=978-0-387-74020-1 }}</ref>
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