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Altretamine
El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Altretamine Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Altretamine Altretamine: Brand name: Hexalen. An oral drug…
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- Retinitis pigmentosa Any one of a large group of inherited disorders in which abnormalities of the photoreceptors (the rods and…
- Perchloric acid See: Perchlorate
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- Efferent Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries…
- Vein, central retinal The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- Palate, soft The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Cyst, pilonidal A special kind of abscess that occurs in the cleft between the buttocks. Forms frequently in adolescence…
- Breast, infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating…