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- noun A particular
drug used inchemotherapy .
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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: 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.
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At first it was thought that a rat poison called aminopterin was responsible.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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