- Purinethol
- A drug used to treat acute lymphatic leukemia. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Also called mercaptopurine.
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Purinethol
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Purinethol — noun a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia • Syn: ↑mercaptopurine • Usage Domain: ↑trade name • Hypernyms: ↑antimetabolite, ↑immunosuppressant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Purinethol — Pu·rine·thol (puґrēn thol) trademark for a preparation of mercaptopurine … Medical dictionary
mercaptopurine — noun a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia • Syn: ↑Purinethol • Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Purinethol) • Hypernyms: ↑a … Useful english dictionary
Mercaptopurine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 3,7 dihydropurine 6 thione Clinical data Trade names Purinethol … Wikipedia
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50-44-2 — Mercaptopurine Mercaptopurine Général Nom IUPAC Mercaptopurine No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
6-Mercaptopurine — Mercaptopurine Mercaptopurine Général Nom IUPAC Mercaptopurine No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
