COUNTER-INDICATION
\kˈa͡ʊntəɹˌɪndɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˈaʊntəɹˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n_d_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Any circumstance, which acts as an obstacle to the employment of such therapeutical means as seem to be indicated by other circumstances.
By Robley Dunglison
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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.