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epinephrine

A hormone and neurotransmitter. Also called adrenaline. … [Read more...]

epipodophyllotoxin

A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Epipodophyllotoxin is extracted from the mandrake root Podophyllum peltatum. It is a type of … [Read more...]

epirubicin

A drug used together with other drugs to treat early breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of … [Read more...]

epirubicin hydrochloride

The hydrochloride salt of the 4'-epi-isomer of the anthracycline antineoplastic antibiotic doxorubicin. Epirubicin intercalates into DNA and interacts with … [Read more...]

epithelial

Refers to the cells that line the internal and external surfaces of the body. … [Read more...]

epithelial carcinoma

Cancer that begins in the cells that line an organ. … [Read more...]

epithelial ovarian cancer

Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of the ovary. Also called ovarian epithelial cancer. … [Read more...]

epithelium

A thin layer of tissue that covers organs, glands, and other structures within the body. … [Read more...]

Epitol

(Other name for: carbamazepine) … [Read more...]

epitope

A part of a molecule that an antibody will recognize and bind to. … [Read more...]