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Which substance is used to keep cells in metaphase stage of mi
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Which substance is used to keep cells in metaphase stage of mitosis in blood culture technique 

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Cholecystokinin

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Chitin

C
Colehicine

D
Phytohaemoglobin

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Substance used to keep cells in meta phase stage of mitosis is blood culture technique - Colehicine 
This is a mitosis as this interfaces with cell division through its disruptive action on the mitotic spindle. This inhibition occurs either through a direct or indirect effect of the compound on the spindle. 
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