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paclitaxel
Used for:
Cephalomannine
Used for:
docetaxel
Used for:
taxane
Used for:
taxotere
See for:
taxol
Broader Terms:
alkaloid
Broader Terms:
antineoplastic
Scope Note:
extract from the Pacific yew tree Taxus brevifolia which stabilizes microtubles and is therefore used as a cytologic probe for microtubule function, and clinically as an antineoplastic; do not confuse with a bile salt laxative with the trade name Taxol.
Term Number:
0093-3150
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