MIASM, MIASMA
\mˈa͡ɪəzəm], \mˈaɪəzəm], \m_ˈaɪ_ə_z_ə_m]\
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Infectious matter floating in the air arising from putrefying bodies:-pl. MIASMS, MIASMATA.
By Daniel Lyons
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.
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