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  2. Succimer - Wikipedia

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    Succimer is an isomer of 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid. 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid is the organosulfur compound with the formula HO 2 CCH(SH)CH(SH)CO 2 H. This colorless solid contains two carboxylic acid and two thiol groups, the latter being responsible for its mildly unpleasant odour.

  3. What Is Chelation Therapy—And What Does It Treat? - AOL

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    Along with heavy metal poisoning, Roach says chelation therapy is also sometimes used when you have “iron overload”—when the body has too much iron and can’t get rid of it naturally ...

  4. HOPO 14-1 - Wikipedia

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    [1] [3] HOPO 14-1 works by selectively binding to heavy metals in the body and forming a complex that the body can naturally excrete. [4] The drug is also being studied as a treatment for other forms of heavy metal toxicity , including lead poisoning and exposure to gadolinium from MRI contrast agents .

  5. Antidote - Wikipedia

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    Calcium channel blocker toxicity, [6] hydrofluoric acid burns Chelators such as EDTA, dimercaprol (BAL), penicillamine, and 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA, succimer) Heavy metal poisoning: Cyanide antidotes (hydroxocobalamin, amyl nitrite, sodium nitrite, or thiosulfate) Cyanide poisoning: Cyproheptadine: Serotonin syndrome: Deferoxamine ...

  6. Substances poisonous to dogs - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of poisoning vary depending on substance, the quantity a dog has consumed, the breed and size of the mammal.A common list of symptoms are digestion problems, such as vomiting, diarrhea, or blood in stool; bruising and bleeding gums, nose, or inside the ear canal; behavioral changes, such as lethargy, hyperactivity, and seizures; unusual items found in the dog's stool.

  7. Metals in medicine - Wikipedia

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    Toxic metal poisoning is usually treated with some type of chelating agent. [2] [3] Heavy metal poisoning, such as from mercury, cadmium, or lead, is particularly pernicious. Examples of specific types of toxic metals include: Copper: copper toxicity usually presents itself as a side effect of low levels of the protein ceruloplasmin, which ...

  8. Reinsch test - Wikipedia

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    Detect presence of heavy metal The Reinsch test is an initial indicator to detect the presence of one or more of the following heavy metals in a biological sample, and is often used by toxicologists where poisoning by such metals is suspected.

  9. Heavy metal detoxification - Wikipedia

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    Heavy metal detox, or detoxification, is the removal of toxic heavy metal substances from the body. In conventional medicine, detoxification can also be achieved artificially by techniques such as dialysis and (in a very limited number of cases) chelation therapy. There is a firm scientific base in evidence-based medicine for this treatment. [1]