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chelation

NOUN
  1. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds
  2. (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning

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  • Product manufacturers have attempted to mimic this process by combining minerals with amino acids in the process of chelation.
  • The process, called chelation, is used to treat lead poisoning. Houston Chronicle
  • This results in the release of acidic pectins and methanol as well as increased cell wall rigidity and calcium chelation.
  • His tranfusion doses were refined, as was his iron chelation therapy. Times, Sunday Times
  • Children younger than 6 years old with very high lead levels will benefit from a therapy called chelation, says Goldman. Experts in public health suggest steps to address lead in drinking water
  • After the second blood sample had been collected, all patients had their iron chelation therapy switched to the other chelator.
  • Proponents of the thimerosal causation of autism, like Kennedy, argue that a detoxification method called chelation therapy is of great benefit to these children. Autism and 9-11: The Connection
  • The awful part about pushing the mercury woo is that parents will be afraid to vaccinate their children and autistic children will be subjected to quack "cures" like chelation. Your Right Hand Thief
  • (0. 3-7\% in humans) due to chelation of metal ions by phosphonic acid group inside the digestive lumen, poor membrane permeability due to poor BP lipophilicity as well as strong uptake by bone tissue PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • He believed he could rid Abubakar's body of the cause of his autism by using chelation therapy, a technique used to remove heavy metals such as lead, arsenic and mercury from the body by introducing chemicals that will attach to (or chelate) metals in the bloodstream or body tissues and then enhance their excretion from the body. Op-eds on vaccines by Paul Offit, MD
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