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MeSH Heading: Cytokinesis
Tree Number(s): G04.144.220.250
Unique ID: D048749
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048749
Annotation: permitted with microorganisms; do not confuse CYTOKINESIS with CELL MOVEMENT or CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING
Scope Note: The process by which the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided.
Entry Term(s): Cytoplasmic Division
Previous Indexing: Cell Division (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see CELL DIVISION 1985-2004
History Note: 2005; use CELL DIVISION 1985-2004
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Cytokinesis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025