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hexyl 5-aminolevulinate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003871

A substance that is used to find and kill tumor cells. It enters tumor cells and becomes activated when exposed to a special type of light. A chemical reaction causes the cells to produce fluorescent light and die.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003871
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003871",
  "term": "hexyl 5-aminolevulinate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that is used to find and kill tumor cells. It enters tumor cells and becomes activated when exposed to a special type of light. A chemical reaction causes the cells to produce fluorescent light and die.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hexyl-5-aminolevulinate/"
}

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