| mitotic index |
In a population of cells, the ratio of the number of cells undergoing mitosis (cell division) to the number of cells not undergoing mitosis.
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| mitotic inhibitor |
A drug that inhibits cell growth by stopping cell division. Mitotic inhibitors are used as treatments for cancer. Also called antimitotic or antimicrotubule agents and taxanes. Docetaxel and paclitaxel are mitotic inhibitors.
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| mitochondrion |
(Gr. mitos, thread + chondrion, a grain; pl: mitochondria) A small cytoplasmic organelle that carries out aerobic respiration. Oxidative phosphorylation takes place to produce ATP.
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| mitosis |
(Gr. mitos, a thread; adj: mitotic; pl: mitoses) Disjunction of replicated chromosomes and division of the cytoplasm to produce two genetically identical daughter cells. The division involves the appearance of chromosomes, their longitudinal duplication, and equal distribution of newly formed parts to daughter nuclei. It is separated into five stages: interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
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| mitotic index |
The percentage of cells in the mitotic phase of the cell cycle.
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