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spindle fiber

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spindle fiber [′spin·dəl ‚fī·bər]
(cell and molecular biology)
One of the fiberlike elements of the spindle; an aggregation of microtubules resulting from the polymerization of a series of small protein fibrils by primary ‒S‒S‒ linkages.


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Liu and colleagues (27) also examined myosin heavy chain (MyHC) protein content of the spindle fibers.
Chromosomes, cell membranes, and spindle fibers are modeled in LEGOs as the students move through the stages of interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
 
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