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antimicrotubule agent

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000631

A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Antimicrotubule agents interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis). They are used to treat cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000631
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000631",
  "term": "antimicrotubule agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of drug that blocks cell growth by stopping mitosis (cell division). Antimicrotubule agents interfere with microtubules (cellular structures that help move chromosomes during mitosis). They are used to treat cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/antimicrotubule-agent/"
}

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