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NALT Full

Research, Technology, Methods
drugs
antineoplastic agents

Preferred term

antineoplastic agents

Type

Chemical

Definition

Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of neoplasms.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

drugs

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

anticancer agents
anticancer drugs
anticarcinoma agents
anticarcinoma drugs
antitumor agents
antitumor compounds
antitumour agents
antitumour compounds
carcinopreventive agents

In other languages

agentes antineoplásicos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/3816

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