Effect of 2,3-Dimercaptopropanol (BAL) on Urinary Excretion and Brain Content of Mercury
Open Access
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 25 (2), 152-154
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.25.2.152
Abstract
2,3-Dimercaptopropanol (BAL) given to rats in doses used for the treatment of acute mercury chloride poisoning in man increases the excretion of mercury. The mercury content of the brain was unaffected by 2,3-dimercaptopropanol unless it was given a short time after the mercuric chloride, when there was a 24% increase. The relevance of these findings to therapy with BAL is discussed.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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