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Abstract
A microtubule structure that forms during CELL DIVISION. It consists of two SPINDLE POLES, and sets of MICROTUBULES that may include the astral microtubules, the polar microtubules, and the kinetochore microtubules.
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- Apparatus, Spindle
- Meiotic Spindle
- Meiotic Spindle Apparatus
- Mitotic Apparatus
- Mitotic Spindle
- Mitotic Spindle Apparatus
- Spindle Apparatus, Mitotic
- Apparatus, Meiotic Spindle
- Apparatus, Mitotic
- Apparatus, Mitotic Spindle
- Meiotic Spindles
- Mitotic Spindles
- Spindle Apparatus, Meiotic
- Spindle, Meiotic
- Spindle, Mitotic
- Spindles, Meiotic
- Spindles, Mitotic
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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coordinate with MITOSIS or MEIOSIS if pertinent
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- Cell Division (1966-1967)
- Mitosis (1968-1983)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Spindle Apparatus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008941. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008941
- Spindle Apparatus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_apparatus
- Spindle Apparatus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918594