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  • noun A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

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  • In 1947, Sidney Farber discovered a folic acid analog called aminopterin that killed rapidly dividing cells in the bone marrow.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • In 1947, Sidney Farber discovered a folic acid analog called aminopterin that killed rapidly dividing cells in the bone marrow.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • In 1947, Sidney Farber discovered a folic acid analog called aminopterin that killed rapidly dividing cells in the bone marrow.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • But investigators in New York say what they do know is that they found a toxin called aminopterin in samples of pet food suspected of being tainted.

    CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007 2007

  • : A collaborative effort between the New York state animal health diagnostics center and Cornell University and the New York state food laboratory identified aminopterin, which is a toxic chemical.

    CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007 2007

  • At first it was thought that a rat poison called aminopterin was responsible.

    You Are What You Eat: The Politics of Pet Food 2007

  • Using sophisticated drug screening panels, the lab determined a banned rodent poison called aminopterin might be killing the household pets.

    Diminished Capacity: FDA Downsized and Privatized; America is at Risk 2007

  • PATRICK HOOKER, N.Y. STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER: The New Y.rk State Food Laboratory identified aminopterin, which is a toxic chemical that has been identified as a rodenticide, although it is not registered in the United States.

    CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2007 2007

  • Using sophisticated drug screening panels, the lab determined a banned rodent poison called aminopterin might be killing the household pets.

    Diminished Capacity: FDA Downsized and Privatized; America is at Risk 2007

  • But investigators in New York say what they do know is that they found a toxin called aminopterin in samples of pet food suspected of being tainted.

    CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007 2007

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