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MeSH Heading: Spindle Apparatus
Tree Number(s): A11.284.430.214.190.750.820
Unique ID: D008941
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008941
Annotation: coordinate with MITOSIS or MEIOSIS if pertinent
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Meiotic Spindle; Meiotic Spindle Apparatus; Mitotic Apparatus; Mitotic Spindle; Mitotic Spindle Apparatus; Spindle Apparatus, Mitotic
Previous Indexing: Cell Division (1966-1967); Mitosis (1968-1983)
See Also: Centromere; Centrosome; Kinetochores; Microtubules
Public MeSH Note: 84
History Note: 84
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1983/02/24
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0579332
Terms: Mitotic Spindle Apparatus Preferred Term
Term UI T026726
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1984); Mitotic Apparatus
Term UI T026727
Date07/19/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Mitotic Spindle
Term UI T833850
Date12/06/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Spindle Apparatus, Mitotic
Term UI T026725
Date02/24/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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