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IN recent years, polyamino-acids, and ethylene-diaminetetra-acetic acid in particular, have proved of substantial value as therapeutic agents in cases of poisoning by radioactive or stable metals. However, the compounds hitherto investigated are of very poor efficiency when treatment is delayed1, and are unable to prevent the deposition of certain elements, such as cerium2 or lanthanum3, in the skeleton, even when administered in most favourable conditions. In view of these findings, experiments on several other chelating substances were performed in the hope of obtaining more effective agents.
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CATSCH, A., LÊ, D. Removal of Internally Deposited Radiocerium by the Use of Chelating Agents. Nature 180, 609 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180609a0
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