Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having effects on living tissue similar to those produced by radiation.
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- adjective biology Having a
biological effect similar to that ofradiation
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Examples
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Here we used bleomycin, a radiomimetic that generates DSBs with high specificity to focus on the response of PARP-1 to DSBs.
Naturejobs - All Jobs F Dong 2010
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People undergoing cancer treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy and use of radiomimetic alkylating agents develop secondary Myelodysplastic syndrome as an effect of late toxicity caused by the treatment.
unknown title 2009
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People undergoing cancer treatment such as radiation and chemotherapy and use of radiomimetic alkylating agents develop secondary Myelodysplastic syndrome as an effect of late toxicity caused by the treatment.
unknown title 2009
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Cells were exposed either to the radiomimetic drug calicheamicin γ1 (CLγ1) or to ionizing radiation (IR) to create DSBs.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Aline Meulle et al. 2008
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Cells were exposed either to the radiomimetic drug calicheamicin γ1 (CLγ1) or to ionizing radiation (IR) to create DSBs.
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