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What is the chemical use to cause polyploidy?
Colchicine
What are colchicine tablets used for?
Colchicine is a drug used in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. Colchicine is effective in suppressing the inflammation in acute gouty arthritis.
Why are cells arrested with colchicine during metaphase of mitosis when creating a karyotype?
colchicine is an metaphase arresting substance.
Is colchicine for gout contain hallucinates?
no
What has the author Shinshil Chang written?
Shinshil Chang has written: 'Some effects of colchicine in female mice' -- subject(s): Mice, Colchicine
How do pronounce colchicine?
KOHL-chuh-seen
Why is colchicine a drug in gouty arthritis?
Colchicine is used to treat acute gouty arthritis. When is severe inflammation as a resut of uric acid crystals forming in the synovial joints, causing severe pain, redness, and swelling in the affected joint(s). Colchicine iis used to suppress the inflammation. the precise reason for the action of colchicine is still unknown. it could cause reduction in uric acid deposition in turn leading to a reduction in the inflammatory response. Colchicine is not an analgesic (pain killer), but it does reduce pain in acute gouty arthritis.
How do you pronounce the drug Colchicine?
Pronounce: KOL-chi-seen
How does colchicine turn diploid cellls into tetraploid cells?
Colchicine inhibits the formation of aster rays, which normally pull the duplicated chromosomes to the sides allowing a cell wall to develope down the middle.
Is colchicine a form of NSAID?
Yes, colchicine is a form of NSAID. It is used as an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever in the treatment of rheumatic and arthritic pain also in the case of gout it is often used as a prophylactic drug.
How could the use of colchicine and taxol be beneficial in the treatment of cancer?
Because it is.. pfft
If cells in the interphase are subjected to colchicine at which stage will mitosis stop?
Cancer
