Desferoxamine

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Desferoxamine

The primary drug used in iron chelation therapy. It aids in counteracting the life-threatening buildup of iron in the body associated with long-term blood transfusions.

Mentioned in: Thalassemia

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neuroblastoma sickle cell disease thalassemia			Continuous subcutaneous administration of desferoxamine in patients with iron overload. Evaluation of endocrine complications in patients with thalassemia ... by Baytan, Birol; Saglam, Halil; Erdol, Sahin; Beyazit, Aysun Nedime; Ozgur, Taner; Gunes, Adalet Meral / The Journal of Current Pediatrics 5]-mediated DNA damage was abolished by superoxide dismutase, catalase, and desferoxamine, implicating the superoxide radical, hydrogen peroxide, and the hydroxyl radical in the reactions inducing DNA damage. Origin and health impacts of emissions of toxic by-products and fine ... by Dellinger, Barry / Environmental Health Perspectives Effects of iron and desferoxamine on Rhizopus infection. Histologic Features of Zygomycosis by Frater, John L.; Hall, Gerri S.; Procop, Gary W. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			Deschamps aneurysm needle Desconet descriptive anatomy descriptive embryology descriptive epidemiology descriptive psychiatry descriptive statistics Descurainia pinnata Deselection Desenex desensitization desensitization therapy desensitize deserpidine desert baileya desert bighorn sheep desert death adder desert fever desert poison bush desert rheumatism desert rice flower desert tobacco desert tortoise desex Desferal Mesylate Desferoxamine desferrioxamine desflurane desiccant desiccate desiccation design designated donor Designated Driver designated persons Designer Antibody Designer Baby Designer Drug designer drugs designer estrogen Designer Food Designer Gene designer music desipramine desipramine HCl desipramine hydrochloride desirable weight Desirel desirudin Desitin Deskercise			desex desex desex desex DESEX Query Engine desexed desexed desexes desexes desexing desexing DESEXS desexualisation desexualise desexualised desexualises desexualising desexualization desexualization desexualize desexualize desexualized desexualizes desexualizing DESF Desfalque DESFB NWR DESFBNWR Desferal Desferal Mesylate Desferoxamine Desferrioxamine Desferrioxamine-b DESFEX DESFire DESFIREX DESFLOT Desflurane Desflurane Desflurane DESG Desgamma-Carboxy Prothrombin Desgravaciones fiscales a la inversion Desgregation Desgregation DESGRU Desguazar Desh Desh Bhagat Engineering College Desha County Desha County, AR Desha County, Arkansas Desha Vimukthi Janatha Party Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das deshabille Déshabillé Deshbandhu Deshbhakta Anandrao Balvantrao Naik Arts & Science College

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