STAR (ASTRONOMY)
\stˈɑː ɐstɹˈɒnəmɪ], \stˈɑː ɐstɹˈɒnəmɪ], \s_t_ˈɑː__ ɐ_s_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_n_ə_m_ɪ]\
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The science concerned with celestial bodies and the observation and interpretation of the radiation received in the vicinity of the earth from the component parts of the universe (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.