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Definition of Cytokinin

1. Noun. Any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves.

Definition of Cytokinin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a class of plant hormones involved in cell growth and division ¹

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Definition of Cytokinin

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Medical Definition of Cytokinin

1. Class of plant growth substances (plant hormones) active in promoting cell division. Also involved in cell growth and differentiation and in other physiological processes. Examples: kinetin, zeatin, benzyl adenine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Cytokinin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"Tobacco shoots exposed to elevated cytokinin levels were unable to develop roots and lacked apical dominance. Using exogenously applied phytohormone ..."

2. Tissue Culture: Plants : A Bibliography, January 1991-April 1993. by Henry Gilbert (1994)
"Its accumulation is restricted to roots and stems of in vivo grown apple plantlets and to stems of microcuttings cultivated on medium without cytokinin. ..."

3. Biotechnology: Forestry and Forest Products. Bibliography January 92-January 95 by Raymond Dobert (1995)
"T74 Enhancement of the endogenous cytokinin concentration in poplar by transformation with ... Results are discussed with regard to cytokinin metabolism. ..."

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