Metabolism of meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid in lead-poisoned children and normal adults.
Meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA, or succimer) is an oral chelating agent for heavy-metal poisoning. While studying the urinary elimination of unaltered DMSA, altered DMSA (i.e., its mixed disulfides), and lead in children with lead poisoning, we observed a pattern of urinary drug elimination...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1522198/ |