Acute mercury intoxication and use of chelating agents

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-223

  Boscolo, Marco ^a   Antonucci, S ^b   Volpe, A R ^c   Carmignani, M ^c   Di Gioacchino, M ^d  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SS Trinità Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chelating agents; Mercury; Methyl mercury; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIMERCAPROL; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; N ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLAMINE; SUCCIMER; SUCRALFATE; UNITHIOL; CHELATING AGENT;

BLOOD EXAMINATION; CHELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; EDITORIAL; MALE; REMISSION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; CHELATING AGENTS; DIMERCAPROL; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY POISONING; REMISSION INDUCTION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 74949144365     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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