MARTINGDALE
\mˈɑːtɪŋdˌe͡ɪl], \mˈɑːtɪŋdˌeɪl], \m_ˈɑː_t_ɪ_ŋ_d_ˌeɪ_l]\
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Stochastic process in which at any stage an observation's expected value, conditional on all previous observations, is equal to the most recent prior observation. Named after the harness that holds a horse's head in a fixed position such that its teeth parallel the ground.
By Henry Campbell Black
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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.