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Paranuclear body

paranuclear body --> astrosphere

A set of radiating microtubules extending outward from the cytocentrum and centrosphere of a dividing cell.

Synonym: aster, attraction sphere, lavdovsky's nucleoid, paranuclear body.

Origin: G. Astron, star, _ sphaira, ball


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