Clinical applications of N-acetylcysteine.

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Summary

N-acetylcysteine also appears to have some clinical usefulness as a chelating agent in the treatment of acute heavy metal poisoning, both as an agent capable of protecting the liver and kidney from damage and as an intervention to enhance elimination of the metals.

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Published
1998-04-01
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Keywords

Acetylcysteine, Glutathione, Oxidative stress, Detoxification (alternative medicine), Chemistry

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