(a.) Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.
Example Sentences:
(1) When a strong solution of the antimicrotubule drug, MBC, was applied at anaphase A, tubulin immunocytochemistry showed that both astral and spindle microtubules were destroyed completely in less than a minute.
(2) The antimicrotubule drug, methylbenzimidazole-2-ylcarbamate (MBC), destroyed astral microtubules and virtually eliminated intra-astral motility in vivo, whereas the antiactin drug, cytochalasin E, did not greatly affect the frequency of intra-astral motility episodes.
(3) The formation of the astral mitotic spindle is initiated at the time of nuclear envelope breakdown from an interaction between the replicated spindle poles (i.e.
(4) Shorter astral fibers, however, remained present in the enlarged ARB; presumably these had not been cut by the irradiation.
(5) After stopping the drug action the astral microtubules appear, but no other patterns of normalization in the mitotic apparatus occur.
(6) During the cytochalasin B treatment, either in bipolar or multipolar metaphases, there are destructions in the ultrastructure of the mitotic apparatus: there are no astral microtubules; in the poles there are diplosomes and duplex of centrioles with fibrillar material around both centrioles; kinetochores are of prometaphase type.
(7) A second subsystem, called ASTRAL, has been developed for the high-resolution Evans & Sutherland PS300 colour graphics terminal and is designed to manipulate complex display structures.
(8) When treated with taxol, the oocyte spindle became astral and microtubules appeared in the cortex of the oocyte in the form of small strands or bundles.
(9) The existence, structural basis and function of astral forces that are active during anaphase B in the fungus, Nectria haematococca, were revealed by experiments performed on living cells.
(10) Disruption of either the astral microtubules or actin function resulted in improper spindle orientation in approximately 40-50% of the cells.
(11) Both polarization and electron microscopy showed a substantial loss of non-kinetochore spindle microtubules with an increase in astral microtubules: this was particularly evident in the region adjacent to the spindle domain.
(12) Astral and kinetochore MTs were sensitive to MT disassembly conditions, and shortening of kinetochore MTs always accompanied reactivation of anaphase A. Interphase and interzonal spindle MTs were relatively stable to cold and calcium until extraction of cells was promoted by longer periods in the PM, or by higher concentrations of detergent.
(13) In sections of dividing sea urchin eggs detailed images of spindle and astral fibers were revealed.
(14) Five Leaves Left is one of those albums that seem tied to exhorting and then playing on a particular mood in the listener – like Astral Weeks and Forever Changes certainly and arguably stationed on that particular echelon of creativity (though I wouldn’t personally like to enter into that particular argument).
(15) Tilda Swinton was recently reported to be in talks to play the Ancient One, a mystical Tibetan mentor to Strange whose traditional powers include astral projection, teleportation and the ability to create energy blasts.
(16) In the case of nocodazole and colcemid, non-kinetochore astral microtubules were depleted first and the kinetochore-to-pole distance shortened.
(17) It's a sign of Monáe's otherness that the closest comparison people could find for her, back in 2010, was one of pop's more astral figures.
(18) This is the first report of intra-astral motility of organelles in a fungus, and it lays the foundation for additional studies of aster function in vivo.
(19) Beads appeared to move along astral fibers, were generally excluded from the spindle proper, and accumulated at the spindle poles.
(20) The astral shape becomes more pronounced during mitosis, after which the cytasters regress, but retain the mature centrioles.
Stellar
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Stellary
Example Sentences:
(1) The expansion comes hot on the heels of another year of stellar growth in which Primark edged closer to overtaking high street stalwart M&S in sales and profits.
(2) If they included a warning in the package ‘tamper resistance’ feature that works by non-Apple-authorised repair services may be mistaken for tampering attempts, and lead to the phone being disabled’, then it would be purely a feature ... By concealing the feature prior to sales, and only even revealing it after being repeatedly pressured over it, Apple turned what could have been a feature into a landmine.” Apple shares have fallen more than 20% in the past three months as investors begin to doubt whether it can maintain the stellar growth posted since the iPhone first went on sale eight years ago.
(3) Vestager, a member of the Social Liberal party, was appointed competition commissioner in 2014 after a stellar career in Danish politics, a world of minority governments, fragile coalitions, consensus and compromise.
(4) Once a stock market darling, the company issued two profit warnings in six months, prompting fears that its stellar growth had peaked.
(5) Potential London escapees will probably be put off by the cost of commuting, as an annual season ticket costs about £5,000, and the knowledge that state schools in London are better, on the whole, although Oxford has a stellar independent sector thanks to the likes of Oxford High School for Girls and Magdalen College School .
(6) Not only was the story a page-turner but the cast list was stellar.
(7) The penetration of (14)C-labeled ethylene glycol, erythritol, mannitol, and sucrose was measured in giant axons of various diameters isolated from the hindmost stellar nerves of Doryteuthis plei squid.
(8) Having said that, this is their best chance to avoid that fate, as Atlanta have put together a stellar 13-3 campaign, picking up steam as they head towards the postseason.
(9) Royles also had to endure more or less the entire committee laughing at him openly when he boasted about consultants' high levels of job satisfaction, something the chuckling Mps surmised might be caused by their stellar pay.
(10) Discounters continue to grow sales faster than other food retailers, while Waitrose outperformed with a stellar sales growth of +12% in the four weeks to 18 August – helped by shoppers spending more per visit on food and drink – making them this period’s winner across the supermarket sector.
(11) They would probably admit that was not one of their stellar performances.
(12) The Internet is about to bring such direct financial connectivity to all business and individuals as we speak, with outfits such as Ripple and Stellar already the darlings of Silicon Valley.
(13) Th is was a struggle yet Manchester United found a way to grab a point through Anthony Martial, who continued his stellar start at the club with a second-half diving header.
(14) Florian Klenk, a leading Austrian commentator and editor of the weekly magazine Falter, said he could understand why the international media in particular had focused on Hofer’s stellar rise on an anti-immigrant ticket.
(15) In Stellar's laboratory, running speed to salt solutions in a runway is used as a measure of salt appetite.
(16) I do know that if I didn’t live in a country with such a stellar healthcare system, I probably would have died.
(17) But its record with regard to the latter has not always been stellar.
(18) Stephenson said Wainwright's "heartfelt scripts combined with the outstanding and stellar cast involved meant we couldn't resist a third series".
(19) As the BBC was unveiling one of its most stellar drama line-ups in years on Wednesday night, Lee, president of ABC Entertainment Group – in charge of the Disney-owned broadcaster’s network schedule, programming and TV production studio - was across London telling producers at a TVFestTalks event that he’s hungry for their ideas, formats and talent, in front of and behind the camera.
(20) I have seen too many cases where security management in insecure places was less than stellar,” comments one donor to his appeal.