Rethinking treatment of mercury poisoning: the roles of selenium, acetylcysteine, and thiol chelators in the treatment of mercury poisoning: a narrative review
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Hannah L. Hays; Marcel J. Casavant; Henry A. Spiller
- Source
- Toxicology Communications. 5:19-59
- Subject
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Acetylcysteine
chemistry
Environmental chemistry
Thiol
medicine
chemistry.chemical_element
Narrative review
medicine.disease
Mercury poisoning
Selenium
medicine.drug
Mercury (element)
- Language
- ISSN
- 2473-4306
We reevaluate the treatment of mercury poisoning, incorporating recent advances in understanding of mercury toxicity and the mercury:selenium interaction. This review focuses on: 1) the role, limit...