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Meanings of spindle apparatus in English

Russian
веретено деления
Portuguese
aparelho mitótico
Spanish
huso acromatico
Catalan
fus acromàtic
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Array of microtubules and associated molecules that forms between opposite poles of a eukaryotic cell during mitosis or meiosis and serves to move the duplicated chromosomes apart.

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веретено деления
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Examples for "spindle"
Examples for "spindle"
1
Type 2 cases also had greater cytologic atypia within the spindle cells.
Pubmed
2
The king ordered that every spindle in the whole land be burned.
A Kindergarten Story Book
3
The true diameter is then calipered the same as in spindle work.
A Course In Wood Turning
4
Then she threw the spindle into the well, and jumped in herself.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
5
The maiden went back to the spring to look for the spindle.
The Beacon Second Reader
Usage of spindle apparatus in English
1
Microtubule (MT) asters originating from centrosomes in mitosis ensure the fidelity of cell division by positioning the spindle apparatus.
Pubmed
2
Certain MT structures, such as the mitotic spindle apparatus, exhibit high MT turnover yet maintain their mass stably through long periods of time.
Pubmed