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gallium nitrate Audio
gal·li·um ni·trate [ ga-lee-um ny-trayt ]
Brand Names:
Ganite
Effect:
Bone Resorption Inhibition
May Treat:
Hypercalcemia
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Definitions related to gallium nitrate:
  • A drug that lowers blood calcium. Used as treatment for hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood) and for cancer that has spread to the bone (bone metastases).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A hydrated nitrate salt of the group IIIa element gallium with potential use in the treatment of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. Gallium nitrate localizes preferentially to areas of bone resorption and remodeling and inhibits osteoclast-mediated resorption by enhancing hydroxyapatite crystallization and reduction of bone mineral solubility. This agent also increases calcium and phosphorous deposition into bone and may increase collagen synthesis. (NCI04)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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