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DOXORUBICIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- doxorubicin
1, record 1, English, doxorubicin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consider doxorubicin, a complex fungal derivative that attacks the DNA of all kinds of cell, cancerous as well as benign. Often taken in conjunction with a platinum-based drug called cisplatin, doxorubicin significantly depresses the body's concentration of white blood cells. 2, record 1, English, - doxorubicin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The biological activity of doxorubicin at the cellular level is related to its ability to bind specifically with DNA similar to the mechanism exhibited by daunorubicin. 3, record 1, English, - doxorubicin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doxorubicine
1, record 1, French, doxorubicine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Antibiotique [...] dérivant du naphthacène, dont l'action cytostatique est utilisée pour le traitement de certains cancers et leucémies. 2, record 1, French, - doxorubicine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'activité biologique de la doxorubicine au niveau cellulaire est apparentée à sa capacité de se lier spécifiquement à l'ADN ressemblant au mécanisme présenté par la daunorubicine. 3, record 1, French, - doxorubicine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- doxorrubicina
1, record 1, Spanish, doxorrubicina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fármaco antibiótico antineoplásico. 2, record 1, Spanish, - doxorrubicina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] utilizado en el tratamiento del cáncer de mama, cáncer de ovario, cáncer microcítico de pulmón, sarcomas de parte blanda y osteosarcomas, enfermedad de Hodgkin, linfoma no-Hodgkin y cáncer de tiroides. 2, record 1, Spanish, - doxorrubicina
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