Metals in medicine

Metals in medicine are used in organic systems for diagnostic and treatment purposes.^[1] Inorganic elements are also essential for organic life as cofactors in enzymes called metalloproteins. When metals are under or over-abundant in the body, equilibrium must be returned to its natural state via interventional and natural methods.

^ Gumienna-Kontecka, Elzbieta; Carver, Peggy L. (2019-01-14). "7. BUILDING A TROJAN HORSE: SIDEROPHORE-DRUG CONJUGATES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES". Essential Metals in Medicine: Therapeutic Use and Toxicity of Metal Ions in the Clinic. De Gruyter. p. 181–202. doi:10.1515/9783110527872-007. ISBN 978-3-11-052787-2.

[1] Gumienna-Kontecka, Elzbieta; Carver, Peggy L. (2019-01-14). "7. BUILDING A TROJAN HORSE: SIDEROPHORE-DRUG CONJUGATES FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES". Essential Metals in Medicine: Therapeutic Use and Toxicity of Metal Ions in the Clinic. De Gruyter. p. 181–202. doi:10.1515/9783110527872-007. ISBN 978-3-11-052787-2.

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