prometaphase


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prometaphase

[prō′med·ə‚fāz]
(cell and molecular biology)
A stage between prophase and metaphase in mitosis in which the nuclear membrane disappears and the spindle forms.
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At prometaphase, 18S-25S rDNA sites also arrange peripherically and adjacent to each other (Fig.
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PI, prophase I; PMI, prometaphase I; MI, metaphase I; MII, metaphase II; Egr3, early growth response protein 3; GV, germinal vesicle; IBMX, 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine.
Expression of Egr3 in mouse gonads and its localization and function in oocytes
role of cyclin Bl/Cdc2 up-regulation in the induction of mitotic prometaphase arrest in human breast cancer cells treated with 2-methoxyestradiol.
Evaluating steroid hormones in a pre-menopausal woman: a case-study comparison of 24-hour urine testing and dry urine testing
These stages are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
Mitosis
Mitotic Index (MI): the number of cells in mitosis (prophase + prometaphase + metaphase + anaphase + telophase) were divided by the total number of cells (interphase + mitosis) and multiplied by 100 (PIRES et al.
Evaluation of the genotoxicity of zinc oxide-eugenol cement to Allium cepa L./Avaliacao da genotoxicidade do cimento de oxido de zinco e eugenol em Allium cepa L
In prometaphase I, the poles of the QMS converge in pairs toward the spindle axis (Fig.
Sporogenesis in bryophytes: patterns and diversity in meiosis
The purpose of use of colchicine in this research was to determine the possible existence of numerical and structural changes in the chromosomal set of meristimatical cells stopping mitosis in prometaphase.
Chromosome aberration and irregular cell cycle in Allium cepa root cells caused by different concentrations of Alprazolam
The Caenorhabditis elegans kinetochore reorganizes at prometaphase and in response to checkpoint stimuli.
A. C. elegans screening platform for the rapid assessment of chemical disruption of germline function
Activation of a novel ataxia-telangiectasia mutated and Rad3 related/checkpoint kinase 1-dependent prometaphase checkpoint in cancer cells by diallyl trisulfide, a promising cancer chemopreventive constituent of processed garlic.
Diallyl trisulfide (DATS) inhibits mouse colon tumor in mouse CT-26 cells allograft model in vivo
These studies allowed us to gain deep knowledge on such important problems as: attachment of kinetochores to the spindle, kinetochore orientation and re-orientation during prometaphase I and metaphase I, in vivo orientation and segregation of the X chromosome, autosomal univalents, multiple chromosomal configurations (e.
110 years of orthopteran cytogenetics, the chromosomal evolutionary viewpoint, and Michael White's signal contributions to the field
Chromosome plates of prometaphase and metaphase II consist of bibrachial (meta- or submetacentric) and monobrachial chromosomes of different sizes (Fig.
Cytogenetics of three species of scorpions of the genus Brachistosternus from Argentina (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae)
CENP-E is also essential for prometaphase chromosome movements that contribute to metaphase chromosome alignment.
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