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combretastatins

combretastatins is the plural of combretastatin.

Meaning of combretastatin

Noun

combretastatin (countable and uncountable, plural combretastatins)

  1. A dihydrostilbenoid found in Combretum caffrum.
    • Because combretastatin A-4 causes hemorrhagic necrosis by breaking down the epithelial wall of immature vasculature in tumors 24, we tested its ability to enhance colonization of autochthonous tumors by IV administered S.2015 July 15, Jeremy J. Drees et al., “Vasculature Disruption Enhances Bacterial Targeting of Autochthonous Tumors”, in Journal of Cancer, volume 6, →DOI

Questions about combretastatins

What is combretastatins the plural of?
Combretastatins is the plural of combretastatin.

Words near combretastatins in the dictionary

  1. Combpyne Rousdon
  2. combrestatin
  3. combrestatins
  4. combretaceous
  5. combretastatin
  6. combretastatins
  7. combretum
  8. combretums
  9. combrous
  10. combs
  11. combs down

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