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Definition of Antimetabolites
1. antimetabolite [n] - See also: antimetabolite
Medical Definition of Antimetabolites
1. Drugs that are chemically similar to naturally occurring metabolites, but differ enough to interfere with normal metabolic pathways. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antimetabolites
Literary usage of Antimetabolites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the by National Research Council Staff, Commission on Life Sciences, ebrary, Inc, International Committee (1999)
"... rendering the carrier hosts immunodeficient by chemical immunosuppres-
sants (such as cortisone [and its synthetic derivatives]) or antimetabolites ..."
2. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... responses that occur with leukemia, lymphoma, generalized malignancy, and
therapy with corticosteroids, alkylating drugs, antimetabolites and radiation. ..."
3. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... as occurs with leukemia, lymphoma, generalized malignancy, or therapy with
corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or radiation. ..."
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