Definitions for tacrolimus
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tacrolimus(Noun)
An immunosuppressive drug used mainly after organ transplantation.
Origin: From tsukuba macrolide immunosuppressant (after Streptomyces tsukubaensis).
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Tacrolimus
A macrolide isolated from the culture broth of a strain of Streptomyces tsukubaensis that has strong immunosuppressive activity in vivo and prevents the activation of T-lymphocytes in response to antigenic or mitogenic stimulation in vitro.
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