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Mercaptopurine

"Mercaptopurine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An antimetabolite antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressant properties. It interferes with nucleic acid synthesis by inhibiting purine metabolism and is used, usually in combination with other drugs, in the treatment of or in remission maintenance programs for leukemia.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mercaptopurine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mercaptopurine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 38 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2004 and 2013
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