PORTRAITS (PT)
\pˈɔːtɹe͡ɪts pˌiːtˈiː], \pˈɔːtɹeɪts pˌiːtˈiː], \p_ˈɔː_t_ɹ_eɪ_t_s__ p_ˌiː_t_ˈiː]\
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Graphic representations, especially of the face, of real persons, usually posed, living or dead. They are pictures whose purpose is the portrayal of an individual or group of individuals, not pictures which merely include people as part of an event or scene. (From Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II, p540, 1995)
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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.