Comparison of the effectiveness of 2,3-dimercaptopropanol (BAL) and meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) as protective agents against mercuric chloride-induced nephrotoxicity in rats

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  De La Torre, Antonio ^a   Bellés, Montserrat ^a   Llobet, Juan M ^a   Mayayo, Emilio ^a   Domingo, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

2,3 dimercaptopropanol (BAL); Mercuric chloride; Meso 2,3 dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA); Nephrotoxicity; Rats

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIMERCAPROL; GLUCOSE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PROTEIN; SUCCIMER; UREA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0031687368     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02785272     Document Type: Article

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