mitogeneticadj.
/ˌmʌɪtə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪdədʒəˈnɛdɪk/ Cell Biology.
Stimulating mitosis; (originally) spec. designating a type of ultraviolet radiation thought to be emitted by dividing cells and to stimulate division in other cells (now historical). Cf. mitogenic adj.
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1925 A. Gurwitch in Bot. Gaz. 80 224 (title) The mitogenetic rays.
1925 A. Gurwitch in Bot. Gaz. 80 225 The present paper reports other new facts concerning this peculiar mitogenetic factor, confirming the existence of a specific ‘mitogenetic’ radiation.
1930 Jrnl. Marine Biol. Assoc. 17 65 Various authors have framed the hypothesis of a mitogenetic radiation emanating from cells in the act of division. Gurwitsch first of all pointed out the mitogenetic influence of cells of embryonic tissues.
1933 Q. Rev. Biol. 8 79/2 There is then a distinct ‘mitogenetic’ effect brought about by the sulphydryl compounds.
1952 G. H. Bourne Cytol. & Cell Physiol. (ed. 2) ii. 94 The school of Gurwitsch has..claimed that mitogenetic radiation is closely associated with many other forms of cellular activity.
1968 Science 28 June 1441/1 The climax is reached when Gurwitch mitogenetic radiation–which for very good reasons has been relegated to oblivion–is dusted off and put into circulation once again.
1985 Radiation Res. 102 254 The second part of the mitogenetic hypothesis has not yet been verified to the satisfaction of most Western workers.
1994 Biomed. Res. 15 291 The mitogenetic role of endothelins in the heart.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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