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bromodeoxyuridine

A compound that competes with uridine for incorporation in RNA and fluoresces in ultraviolet light; used in BrDu-banding.

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bro·mo·de·oxy·ur·i·dine .brō-mō-.dē-.äk-sē-'yu̇r-ə-.dēn, -dən or 5-bro·mo·de·oxy·ur·i·dine 'fīv- n a mutagenic analog C₉H₁₁O₅NBr of thymidine that induces chromosomal breakage esp. in heterochromatic regions and has been used to selectively destroy actively dividing cells abbr. BUdR

Medical dictionary. 2011.