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Abstract
Substances that are toxic to cells; they may be involved in immunity or may be contained in venoms. These are distinguished from CYTOSTATIC AGENTS in degree of effect. Some of them are used as CYTOTOXIC ANTIBIOTICS. The mechanism of action of many of these are as ALKYLATING AGENTS or MITOSIS MODULATORS.
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- Cytotoxic Agent
- Cytotoxic Agents
- Cytotoxin
- Agent, Cytotoxic
- Cytolysins
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate with source of cytotoxin
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- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic (1973-1977)
- Toxins (1966-1977)
- specific cell (1966-1977)
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- National Library of Medicine. Cytotoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003603. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003603
- Cytotoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189034