title: Mitosis.
abstract: Data that describe both the structure and the physiology of the mitotic spindle are reviewed. Some of the molecules that have been shown to play a role in mitosis are tabulated, and how mitosis might work is considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Koonce
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008938:Mitosis; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure