Iron chelating agents for iron overload diseases
Although iron is an essential element for life, an excessive amount may become extremely toxic both for its ability to generate reactive oxygen species, and for the lack in humans of regulatory mechanisms for iron excretion. Chelation therapy has been introduced in clinical practice in the seventies...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Thalassemia Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/2046 |