1st Edition

Metal Ions in Biological Systems Volume 14: Inorganic Drugs in Deficiency and Disease

Edited By Helmut Sigel Copyright 1982
384 Pages
by CRC Press

388 Pages
by CRC Press

384 Pages
by CRC Press

This book describes drug metal-ion interactions in the gut and deals with the deficiency of zinc and iron and their pharmacological use. It covers anti-inflammatory activities of copper and gold complexes and considers the role of metal ions and chelating agents in anti-viral chemotherapy.

1. Drug-Metal Ion Interaction in the Gut 2. Zinc Deficiency and its Therapy 3. The Pharmacological Use of Zinc 4. The Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Copper Complexes 5. Iron-Containing Drugs 6. Gold Complexes as Metallo-Drugs 7. Metal Ions and Chelating Agents in Antiviral Chemotherapy 8. Complexes of Hallucinogenic Drugs 9. Lithium in Psychiatry

Biography

Sigel, Helmut