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Record 1 1988-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

Any of a group of lipid-soluble proteins that function as alkylating agents, and which, because of their ability to penetrate the central nervous system, have been used as antineoplastics in the treatment of meningeal leukemia and brain tumors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

Deux traits essentiels dessinent la pratique des nitrosourées: elles passent librement la barrière cérébroméningée et ont une toxicité élective, retardée, durable sur les plaquettes.

Spanish

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