CRUCIAL LIGAMENTS
\kɹˈuːʃə͡l lˈɪɡəmənts], \kɹˈuːʃəl lˈɪɡəmənts], \k_ɹ_ˈuː_ʃ_əl l_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_m_ə_n_t_s]\
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Two strong ligaments within the knee-joint. The anterior passes obliquely from a depression anterior to the spine of the tibia to the posterior and inner part of the external condyle of the femur: - the other, the posterior, extends from the posterior part of the spine of the tibia to the anterior and outer part of the internal condyle.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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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.