A heterocyclic antineoplastic antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Actinomycete strain J907-21. Elsamitrucin intercalates into DNA at guanine-cytosine … [Read more...]
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Elspar
(Other name for: asparaginase) … [Read more...]
eltrombopag
The active ingredient in a drug used to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (a condition in which platelets are destroyed by the immune system). It … [Read more...]
eltrombopag olamine
The orally active ethanolamine salt of eltrombopag, a small-molecule, nonpeptide thrombopoietin receptor agonist with megakaryopoiesis-stimulating activity. … [Read more...]
EM-1421
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It blocks proteins needed for cancer growth. It is a type of transcriptional inhibitor. Also called … [Read more...]
embalmer
A person who treats dead bodies with embalming fluid (a chemical like formaldehyde) to keep them from decaying. … [Read more...]
embolism
A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells. … [Read more...]
embolization
The blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material. Embolization can be done as treatment to block the flow of blood to a tumor. … [Read more...]
embryo
Early stage in the development of a plant or an animal. In vertebrate animals (have a backbone or spinal column), this stage lasts from shortly after … [Read more...]
embryoma
A mass of rapidly growing cells that begins in embryonic (fetal) tissue. Embryomas may be benign or malignant, and include neuroblastomas and Wilms tumors. Also … [Read more...]