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Preferred Name

phosphorus P32

Synonyms

P32

Definitions

A radioactive isotope of phosphorus with beta particle-emitting radiocytotoxic activity. Emitted by phosphorus P32, beta particles directly damage cellular DNA and, by ionizing intracellular water to produce several types of cytotoxic free radicals and superoxides, indirectly damage intracellular biological macromolecules, resulting in tumor cell death. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C1698" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C1698" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039554

altLabel

P32

32-P

cui

C0851287

Date last modified

2010-06-07

definition

A radioactive isotope of phosphorus with beta particle-emitting radiocytotoxic activity. Emitted by phosphorus P32, beta particles directly damage cellular DNA and, by ionizing intracellular water to produce several types of cytotoxic free radicals and superoxides, indirectly damage intracellular biological macromolecules, resulting in tumor cell death. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C1698" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C1698" NCI Thesaurus)

Legacy PDQ ID

2203

NCI ID

C1698

notation

CDR0000039554

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

phosphorus P32

tui

T130

T196

T121

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