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dimercaprol [di″mer-kap´rol]

a colorless, liquid chelating agent used in the treatment of heavy metal poisoning; it forms a relatively stable compound with arsenic, mercury, gold, and certain other metals, thus protecting the vital enzyme systems of the cells against the effects of the metals. It is sometimes diluted with water and used to wash the stomach, with some of the solution being left in the stomach. Side effects include tachycardia, hypertension, nausea and vomiting, severe headaches, and a sense of constriction of the chest; barbiturates are usually ordered to relieve the symptoms, which should subside within an hour. Dimercaprol has a disagreeable skunklike odor and should be handled carefully to avoid spilling. Called also British antilewisite.

antilewisite

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BAL blister agents British antilewisite dimercaprol Lewisite			2]EDTA, citrate, penicillamine, and 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol, also known as British AntiLewisite (BAL)] have been shown to increase GI Pb absorption, and in some cases (citrate, penicillamine, and BAL) this has resulted in an increase in body Pb burden (11). Oral Succimer Decreases the Gastrointestinal Absorption of Lead in ... by Smith, Donald R. / Environmental Health Perspectives			antihyperlipidemic antihyperlipoproteinemic antihypertensive Antihypertensive Drugs Antihypertensives antihypnotic antihypoglycemic antihypotensive antiimmune antiinfection vitamin antiinfective antiinfective drug antiinflammatory antiinflammatory agents antiinflammatory drug antiinflammatory leukotriene antiinhibitor coagulant complex antiinitiator antiketogenesis antiketogenic Antikickback Law antileprotic antileptic antileukocytic antileukotriene antilewisite antilipemic antilipidemic Antilirium antilithic Antilocapra americana Antilocapridae antilogarithm Antilope cervicapra antilymphocyte globulin antilymphocyte serum antilysin antilysis antilytic antimalarial Antimalarial Drugs antimere antimessage antimetabolite antimethemoglobinemic antimetropia antimicrobial antimicrobial, systemic antimicrosomal antibodies Antimigraine Drugs Antiminth			antiketogenesis antiketogenic antikickback law antiknock antiknock Antiknock Agents antiknock blending value antiknock gasoline antiknock rating antiknocking antiknocking Antikominternpakt Antikythera Mechanism Research Project Antilabor Laws antilactoferrin or carbonic anhydrase II antibody Antilanding Operation Antilapsarianism Antilawyer Movement Antilebanon Antilebanon Antilegomena antileprotic antileptic antilepton antilepton antilepton antilepton antileukocytic Antileukotriene Antileukotrienes antilewisite Antilibration antilift device antilipemic antilipidemic Antilirium antilithic antilithic Antillaise Antillaise Antillas Antillas Antillean Antillean Antillean Restructuring Party Antillean Subregion Antilles Antilles Antilles Consolidated School System Antilles Current Antilles, Greater and Lesser Antilliaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij Antilocapra Antilocapra Antilocapra americana Antilocapra americana Antilocapra americana Antilocapridae Antilocapridae Antilocapridae Antilochos

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