BIOACCUMULATION
\bˌa͡ɪə͡ʊɐkjˌuːmjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \bˌaɪəʊɐkjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən], \b_ˌaɪ_əʊ_ɐ_k_j_ˌuː_m_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The way a toxic substance can build up in a body. It can make the animal or person sick or even kill them and the environment around them. AKA bioconcentration, biological concentration, or biolocigal magnification. Refer to bioaccumulant.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.