Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,164,306 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Fungizone

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Fun·gi·zone (fnj-zn)
A trademark for the drug amphotericin B.

Fungizone,
trademark for an antifungal (amphotericin B).

Fungizone [fun´jĭ-zōn]
trademark for preparations of amphotericin b, an antibiotic antifungal agent used for candidiasis and deep-seated fungal infections such as histoplasmosis.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
This has brand names such as Adria, Fungizone, and Apothecon.
Using a TissueLyser (QIAGEN Inc, Valencia, CA, USA), we homogenized [approximately equal to]2-10 mg of tissue in minimal essential medium (Eagle) supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum, L-glutamine, penicillin, streptomycin, gentamicin, and fungizone.
Confusion over drug Amphotericin was created because the original "conventional" form, branded as Fungizone, has a dose of about 1mg per kg of a patient's weight, but modern forms, branded as Ambizone and Abelcet, have dosages of 3mg and 5mg per kg.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.