Mitotic Spindle Apparatus
"Mitotic Spindle Apparatus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An organelle consisting of three components: (1) the astral microtubules, which form around each centrosome and extend to the periphery; (2) the polar microtubules which extend from one spindle pole to the equator; and (3) the kinetochore microtubules, which connect the centromeres of the various chromosomes to either centrosome.
| Descriptor ID |
D008941
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.750.610
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| Concept/Terms |
Mitotic Spindle Apparatus- Mitotic Spindle Apparatus
- Mitotic Apparatus
- Apparatus, Mitotic
- Spindle Apparatus, Mitotic
- Apparatus, Mitotic Spindle
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