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A poisonous yellow crystalline alkaloid C22H25NO6 extracted from the seed and corm of the meadow saffron that on application to mitotic cells induces polyploidy, an effect used experimentally and commercially to create new plant varieties, and that is use

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  • This year, for example, the FDA banned injectable versions of a gout drug called colchicine after receiving reports of 23 deaths.
  • A drug called colchicine sometimes is used, but it tends to cause unpleasant side effects (nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea) in about
  • One class of anti-inflammatory agents is microtubule-disrupting agents such as colchicine and vinblastine.
  • Treatment of colchicine toxicity is largely supportive.
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