Pharmacologic Substance
antimitotic
[ an-tee-mahy-tot-ik, -mi-, an-tahy- ]
Subclass of:
Antineoplastic Agents;
Mitosis Modulators
Definitions related to antimitotic agents:
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(antimitotic) Agent that inhibits or prevents mitosis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(mitotic inhibitor) A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). They are used to treat cancer.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An agent that inhibits tumor growth by interfering with mitotic processes or the assembly of the mitotic machinery.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Agents that arrest cells in MITOSIS, most notably TUBULIN MODULATORS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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