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Record 1 2005-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Medication
CONT

Taxoids are natural compounds isolated from the bark of leaves of yew trees and screened for their antiproliferative properties.

OBS

[This] new class of anticancer agents ... was identified by the National Cancer Institute during a process of screening more than 35,000 plant species for anticancer activity.

Key term(s)
  • taxoids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Médicaments
OBS

[...] molécule isolée ou dérivée de l'if, [qui possède] des propriétés antitumorales et [qui est] utilisée en thérapeutique humaine [...]

Key term(s)
  • taxoïdes

Spanish

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