Pharmacokinetics of reduced d-penicillam
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Michael Butler; George Carruthers; Manfred Harth; David Freeman; John Percy; Dal
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Article
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1982
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Penicillamine (pp dimethylcysteine, 3 mercaptovaline) is a trifunctional amino acid with carboxyl, amino, and sufhydryl groups. The D-isomer is a remittive agent of similar efficacy to gold in the treatment of persistent rheumatoid arthritis (I). Despite the widespread use of the drug, little infor