(Other name for: busulfan) … [Read more...]
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mitosis
The process by which a single parent cell divides to make two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent … [Read more...]
mitosis-angiogenesis inhibitor R1530
A pyrazolobenzodiazepine small molecule with potential antiangiogenesis and antineoplastic activities. Mitosis-angiogenesis inhibitor (MAI) R1530 inhibits … [Read more...]
mitotane
A synthetic derivative of the insecticide dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) with anti-adrenocorticoid properties. Following its metabolism in the adrenal … [Read more...]
mitotic activity
Having to do with the presence of dividing (proliferating) cells. Cancer tissue generally has more mitotic activity than normal tissues. … [Read more...]
mitotic cycle
The process a cell goes through each time it divides. The mitotic cycle consists of a series of steps during which the chromosomes and other cell material … [Read more...]
mitotic index
In a population of cells, the ratio of the number of cells undergoing mitosis (cell division) to the number of cells not undergoing mitosis. … [Read more...]
mitotic inhibitor
A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer. Also called antimitotic agent. … [Read more...]
mitoxantrone
A drug used to treat advanced prostate cancer that does not respond to hormones, adult acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, and advanced or chronic multiple … [Read more...]
mitoxantrone hydrochloride
The hydrochloride salt of an anthracenedione antibiotic with antineoplastic activity. Mitoxantrone intercalates into and crosslinks DNA, thereby disrupting DNA … [Read more...]