Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of Cisplatin crystals. Cisplatin is a platinum compound used as a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat some forms o

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Polarised light micrograph (PLM) of Cisplatin crystals. Cisplatin is a platinum compound used as a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat some forms of cancer, including sarcomas, lymphomas and ovarian cancer. It acts by binding to DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and causing cross-linking between DNA strands, which prevents the cells from dividing. The cells try to repair this damage, but are unable to do so and so initiate apoptosis (programmed cell death). Horizontal object size of this image section: mm.

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