Cytostasis: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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{{Distinguish|Cytotoxicity}}

'''Cytostasis''' (cyto – cell; stasis – stoppage) is the inhibition of [[cell growth|cell growth and multiplication]]. '''Cytostatic''' refers to a cellular component or medicine that inhibits cell division and induce cell death<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Jureczko |first=Marcelina |last2=Przystaś |first2=Wioletta |date=2024-07-10 |title=Toxicity toward freshwater and marine water organisms of the cytostatic drugs bleomycin and vincristine and their binary mixture |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724033229 |journal=Science of The Total Environment |volume=933 |pages=173175 |doi=10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173175 |issn=0048-9697}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gouveia |first=Teresa I. A. |last2=Alves |first2=Arminda |last3=Santos |first3=Mónica S. F. |date=2019-12-01 |title=New insights on cytostatic drug risk assessment in aquatic environments based on measured concentrations in surface waters |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019310062 |journal=Environment International |volume=133 |pages=105236 |doi=10.1016/j.envint.2019.105236 |issn=0160-4120}}</ref>.

'''Cytostasis''' (cyto – cell; stasis – stoppage) is the inhibition of [[cell growth|cell growth and multiplication]]. '''Cytostatic''' refers to a cellular component or medicine that inhibits cell division.

Cytostasis is an important prerequisite for structured [[multicellular]] organisms. Without regulation of cell growth and division only unorganized heaps of cells would be possible.