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Abstract
Chemicals that bind to and remove ions from solutions. Many chelating agents function through the formation of COORDINATION COMPLEXES with METALS.
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11 entry terms
- Chelating Agent
- Chelator
- Chelators
- Complexons
- Agent, Chelating
- Agents, Chelating
- Metal Antagonists
- Metal Chelating Agents
- Agents, Metal Chelating
- Antagonists, Metal
- Chelating Agents, Metal
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
HEAVY METAL DETOXICANTS was heading 1963-65
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chelating Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002614. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002614
- Chelating Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11872304