Mercury and the kidney

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 17, 2011, Pages

  George, Charles R P ^a,b  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calomel; Cinnabar; Diuretics; Mercury historical article; Minamata disease; Syphilis; William Charles Wells

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMALGAM; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; ETACRYNIC ACID; FUROSEMIDE; MERBAPHEN; MERCURIC NITRATE; MERCURIC OXIDE; MERCUROUS CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY SULFIDE; MERSALYL; NOVOSUROL; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRIAMTERENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DENTAL CARIES; DIURETIC ACTIVITY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; KIDNEY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MERCURIALISM; MINAMATA DISEASE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OINTMENT; OTITIS; PROTEINURIA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SYPHILIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TOOTH FILLING; URETHRA STONE; URINARY EXCRETION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROLITHIASIS;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MERCURY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; SKIN DISEASES; THERAPEUTICS; URINARY CALCULI; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79957914035     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JN.2011.6486     Document Type: Article

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