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MITOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("mitosis" is a kind of...):
cell division; cellular division (the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells)
Meronyms (parts of "mitosis"):
cytokinesis (organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells)
karyokinesis (organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis)
metaphase (the second stage of mitosis)
prophase (the first stage of mitosis)
telophase (the final stage of mitosis)
Context examples:
A tumor cell proliferation measurement represented by the number of cells in mitosis plus the number of cells in karyorrhexis per 5000 cells.
(Mitosis-Karyorrhexis Index, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes amphiregulin protein, plays a role in the induction of mitosis and cellular growth.
(AREG wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Antineoplaston AS2-1 inhibits the incorporation of L-glutamine into tumor-cell proteins, leading to cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase and inhibition of mitosis.
(Antineoplaston AS2-1, NCI Thesaurus)
Ansamitomicin P-3 binds to tubulin at the maytansine-binding site, thereby inhibiting microtubule assembly, inducing microtubule disassembly, and disrupting mitosis.
(Ansamitomicin P-3, NCI Thesaurus)
A WHO grade III meningioma characterized by the presence of malignant morphologic features, including malignant cytology and a very high mitotic index (20 or more mitoses per ten high power fields).
(Anaplastic (Malignant) Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in regulation of transcription and mitosis.
(MXI1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Mivobulin isethionate binds to tubulin, thereby inhibiting microtubule polymerization and mitosis.
(Mivobulin isethionate, NCI Thesaurus)
A WHO grade III oligodendroglioma with focal or diffuse malignant morphologic features (prominent nuclear pleomorphism, mitoses, and increased cellularity).
(Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Antimicrotubule agents interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis).
(Antimicrotubule agent, NCI Dictionary)
Mivobulin targets and binds to colchicine-binding site on tubulin, thereby inhibiting microtubule polymerization, the assembly of the mitotic spindle and mitosis.
(Mivobulin, NCI Thesaurus)
