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levamisole /le·vam·i·sole/ (le-vam´i-sol) an immunomodulator used with fluorouracil in the treatment of colon cancer, administered as the hydrochloride salt. levamisole a broad-spectrum anthelmintic of proven efficiency against gastrointestinal and lung worms that can be administered orally, by injection and by pour-on in cattle. It has no effect on tapeworms or liver fluke; it has a secondary effect in enhancing depressed immune responsiveness by stimulation of T lymphocytes and phagocytosis. levamisole poisoning causes a syndrome of lip licking, head shaking, salivation, tremor, excitement and increased frequency of urination and defecation. |
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The cells were again washed in PBS and incubated with Vectastain ABC-AP solution (100 [micro]L/well) for 1 hr at RT, and then Vectastain alkaline phosphatase substrate (pNpp solution) with levamisole was added to each well (100 [micro]L). But if you bought the same amount of Levamisole from another company for treating sheep, you would pay just over $14, according to a doctor at New York City's Mayo Clinic. In 1989, he led a study showing that a combination of 5-fluorouracil and another drug, called levamisole, decreased by one-third the risk of dying from colon cancer recurrence (SN: 10/7/89, p. |
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