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adj. - Of or relating to or undergoing cell division.

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  • Introducing the chemical induced a type of cell death, called mitotic catastrophe.
  • Curcumin disrupts a number of cycles in cancer cell and causes a particular type of cell death known as mitotic catastrophe.
  • The pro-tein also plays a part in regulating the so-called mitotic checkpoints, which serve as qual-ity control for cell division.
  • Forces in a structure called the mitotic spindle guide the replicated chromosomes to opposing sides as one cell eventually becomes two.
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