paranuclear body


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as·tro·sphere

(as'trō-sfēr),
A set of radiating microtubules extending outward from the cytocentrum and centrosphere of a dividing cell.
Synonym(s): aster, astral rays, attraction sphere, Lavdovsky nucleoid, paranuclear body
[G. astron, star, + sphaira, ball]

paranuclear body

See centrosome.
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