Look up: Quinacrine

1. quinacrine
   [n] - a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
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2. Quinacrine
   Quinacrine: An antimalarial drug and, in cytogenetics, a fluorescent dye used to stain chromosomes. The Y chromosome stains brilliantly with quinacrine.
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3. quinacrine
   A fluorescent dye that intercalates into DNA helices. Chromosomes stained with quinacrine show typical banding patterns of fluorescence at specific locations, Q bands, that can be used to recognize chromosomes and their abnormalities.
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4. quinacrine
   <chemical> A fluorescent dye that intercalates into DNA helices. Chromosomes stained with quinacrine show typical banding patterns of fluorescence at specific locations, Q bands, that can be used to recognise chromosomes and their abnormalities. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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5. quinacrine
   quinacrine hydrochloride noun a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
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6. quinacrine
   (kwin´ә-krin) an anthelmintic and antiprotozoalagent used especially for treatment of malaria, giardiasis, and tapeworm infestations. It is a yellow fluorescent dye also used in chromosome banding.
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7. quinacrine
   (from the article `medicine, history of`) ...was not completely satisfactory. Intensive research between World Wars I and II indicated that several synthetic compounds were more effective. ... ...for the treatment of canine hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum). Phenothiazine, introduced in the 1930s, is still used against the wireworm (Haemon...
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8. Quinacrine
   `Quinacrine` (trade name `Atabrine`) is a drug with a number of different medical applications. It is related to mefloquine. Uses: Its main effects are as an antiprotozoal, antirheumatic and an intrapleural sclerosing agent.<ref name=drugsdotcom>http://www.drugs.com/mmx/quinacrine-hydrochloride.h...
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