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Therapeutics > Drug Therapy > Chelation Therapy

Preferred term

Chelation Therapy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Therapy of heavy metal poisoning using agents which sequester the metal from organs or tissues and bind it firmly within the ring structure of a new compound which can be eliminated from the body.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Therapy, Chelation

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MP1QMQTS-V

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