NAPLES (CLIMATE OF)
\nˈe͡ɪpə͡lz klˈa͡ɪmət ɒv], \nˈeɪpəlz klˈaɪmət ɒv], \n_ˈeɪ_p_əl_z__ k_l_ˈaɪ_m_ə_t ɒ_v]\
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The climate of Naples in its general characters resembles that of Nice, but it is more changeable: the sirocco too, which is little known in Nice, is severely felt at Naples it is not a good residence for the phthiscal invalid: Sir James Clark, Indeed, considers it altogether unsuitable.
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.