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- noun Plural form of
immunotoxin .
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This money has funded innovations in cancer treatment such as the introduction of the country's first bone marrow transplants, the development of a new class of cancer fighting drugs called immunotoxins, and one of the nation's first genetic testing programs for members of families with high susceptibility to cancer.
Michelle Cote: Social Return on Investment Remains Strong Despite Lagging Economy 2008
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This makes it much easier for antibody-based drugs, known as immunotoxins, to attack the cancerous cells.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Alternatively, and quite obviously, this finding could just as easily suggest that those who worked on or close to 9-11 were exposed to the toxic cloud of volatilized gases, containing such known neuro - and immunotoxins as PCBs, mercury and lead, in a gaseous form that could easily enter the body in a myriad of ways.
Catch-all PTSD DiagnosisMay Again Shortchange 9-11 Responders 2007
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They are also suspected endocrine disruptors, hormone disruptors, neurotoxins, immunotoxins and cancer causers.
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Therapy with targeted radiation rather than antibody-targeted toxins (immunotoxins) has the advantage that adjacent tumor cells, which lack the appropriate antigenic determinants, can be destroyed by radiation cross-fire.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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