DRASTIC MEDICINES
\dɹˈastɪk mˈɛdsənz], \dɹˈastɪk mˈɛdsənz], \d_ɹ_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k m_ˈɛ_d_s_ə_n_z]\
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Especially purgatives; acting powerfully [Gr.].
By Henry Percy Smith
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- 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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