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Tacrolimus
Medical Definition: | A macrolide isolated from the culture broth of a strain of Streptomyces tsukubaensis that has strong immunosuppressive activity in vivo and prevents the activation of T-lymphocytes in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation in vitro. | |
Also Called: | Anhydrous Tacrolimus,FK-506,FR-900506,Prograf | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 109581-93-3 |
Previously Indexed: | Antibiotics, Macrolide (1987-1991),Immunosuppressive Agents (1987-1991) |
Tacrolimus Medical Definitions and Terms
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