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MeSH Heading: Cell Division
Tree Number(s): G04.144.220; G04.161.750.500; G05.113; G07.345.249.410.750.500
Unique ID: D002455
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002455
Annotation: coordinate with specific cell /‌cytol; permitted with microorganisms; for cell division of cytoplasm only, use CYTOKINESIS; note entry term M PHASE: MITOTIC M PHASE and MEIOTIC M PHASE are also available
Scope Note: The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION.
Entry Term(s): Cell Division Phase; Cell Divisions; M Phase
See Also: Cell Cycle Proteins; Genes, cdc
Public MeSH Note: 1963; for M PHASE see MITOSIS 1991-2004
History Note: 1963 for M PHASE use MITOSIS 1991-2004
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/01/15

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

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genetics (GE)

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Cell Division MeSH Descriptor Data 2025