"Penicillamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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3-Mercapto-D-valine. The most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics. It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilson's disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D010396
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.030.786 D12.125.166.786
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| Concept/Terms |
Penicillamine- Penicillamine
- Mercaptovaline
- D-Penicillamine
- D Penicillamine
- Dimethylcysteine
- beta,beta-Dimethylcysteine
- beta,beta Dimethylcysteine
- D-3-Mercaptovaline
- D 3 Mercaptovaline
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penicillamine" by people in Profiles.
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The total costs of drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. A model based on costs of drug, monitoring, and toxicity. Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Mar; 38(3):318-25.
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The clinical features of elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis. A comparison with younger-onset disease of similar duration. Arthritis Rheum. 1985 Sep; 28(9):987-94.