About The Medical Condition Fluorouracil

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Fluorouracil

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Fluorouracil Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Fluorouracil?

A pyrimidine analog that acts as an antineoplastic antimetabolite and also has immunosuppressant. It interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the thymidylate synthetase conversion of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid.

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