CONTRACTION WAVE

\kəntɹˈakʃən wˈe͡ɪv], \kəntɹˈakʃən wˈe‍ɪv], \k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n w_ˈeɪ_v]\

Definitions of CONTRACTION WAVE

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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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.
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