antimitotic

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an·ti·mi·tot·ic

(an'tē-mī-tot'ik),

1. Having an arresting action on mitosis.

2. A drug having such an effect; for example, a folic acid antagonist that is used in leukemia to inhibit the multiplication of white blood cells.

antimitotic

(ăn′tē-mī-tŏt′ĭk, ăn′tī-)

adj.

Preventing or interfering with mitosis.

An antimitotic drug.

antimitotic

[-mītot′ik]

inhibiting cell division.

antimitotic

adjective Referring to an agent or mechanism that inhibits mitosis—i.e., the multiplication of cancer cells.

noun An agent used to manage cancer that acts by inhibiting cell division.

an·ti·mi·tot·ic

(an'tē-mī-tot'ik)

Inhibiting the process of mitosis.

antimitotic

1. Anything which interferes with cell division.

2. An anticancer drug, or agency, which acts by interfering with the reproduction of cancer cells.

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The decreasing MI rates in peripheral blood lymphocytes indicate that propolis may be an anticarcinogenic and also antimitotic agent.

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Stability in chromosome number and DNA content in synthetic Tetraploids of Lolium Multiflorum after two generations of selection/Estabilidade no numero cromossomico e no conteudo de DNA em tetraploides sinteticos de Lolium multiflorum apos duas geracoes de selecao

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Antitumor activity of Z-ajoene, a natural compound purified from garlic: antimitotic and microtubule-interaction properties.

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In subsequent studies, Inoue and collaborators established the reversible assembly and disassembly of spindle fibers and fibrils in living cells when exposed to cold temperatures (Inoue, 1964), antimitotic drugs (Inoue.

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Notably, antimitotic compounds have been identified in tobacco-smoke condensate, and smoking could induce mitotic abnormalities (Qiao et al.

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