Chelation Therapy

Therapy of heavy metal poisoning using agents which sequester the metal from organs or tissues and bind it firmly within the ring structure of a new compound which can be eliminated from the body.

Year introduced: 1990

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Tree Number(s): E02.319.155

MeSH Unique ID: D015913

Entry Terms:

• Therapy, Chelation
• Chelation Therapies
• Therapies, Chelation

Previous Indexing:

• Chelating Agents/therapeutic use (1966-1989)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Therapeutics
Drug Therapy
Chelation Therapy