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. 2001 Jun;126(2):622–630. doi: 10.1104/pp.126.2.622

Table II.

Spindle length differences in four other organisms

Organism Length Length Difference
S. cerevisiae (Winey et al., 1995) L1 0.7 ± 0.1 (n = 4) L2 − L1 = 0.7
L2 1.4 ± 0.1 (n = 6)
F. capucina (Tippit et al., 1978) L1 1.3 ± 0.1 (n = 2) L2 − L1 = 1.3
L2 2.6 ± 0.1 (n = 25)
Slime mold (Moens, 1976) L1 2.1 ± 0.1 (n = 3) L2 − L1 = 2.8
L2 4.9 ± 0.3 (n = 6)
Rat kangaroo (PtK1 cells; Armstrong and Snyder, 1989) L1 13.2 (n = 5) L2 − L1 = 4.2
L2 17.4 (n = 5)
Rat kangaroo (PtK1 cells; Snyder et al., 1986) L1 12.2 (n ≥ 6) L2 − L1 = 4.2
L2 16.4 (n ≥ 6)

Data presented as means ± se, which were calculated based on the cited publications for spindles with similar lengths, or as mean only according to the publications. (n = no. of spindles examined). In the case of S. cerevisiae, values of the extra-long spindles at late stages of cell division (telophase/cytokinesis) were not included here.