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Metallotherapeutic Drugs and Metal-Based Diagnostic Agents: The Use of Metals in Medicine

ISBN: 978-0-470-86403-6
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638 pages
October 2008
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List of Contributors.

Preface.

1. <sub>3</sub>Li Lithium Metallotherapeutics (Robin S.B. Williams and Adrian J. Harwood).

2. <sub>5</sub>B Boron Compounds as Therapeutic Drugs (Geeta Rana, Kamesh Vyakaranam, John A. Maguire and Narayan S. Hosmane).

3. <sub>12</sub>Mg The Role of Magnesium as a Metallotherapeutic Drug (Pietro Delva).

4. <sub>13</sub>Al Aluminum Metallotherapeutics (Thanos Salifoglou).

5. <sub>14</sub>Si Biological Activity of Organosilicon Compounds (Edmunds Lukevics and Luba Ignatovich).

6. <sub>20</sub>Ca The Role of Calcium as a Metallotherapeutic Drug (Mario Barbagallo and Ligia J. Dominguez).

7. <sub>22</sub>Ti Anti-tumor Titanium Drugs (Erich Dubler).

8. <sub>23</sub>V Insulin-Mimetic Vanadium-Containing Compounds (Tamþs Kiss and Tamþs Jakusch).

9. <sub>25</sub>Mn Manganese Metallotherapeutics (Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves, Tanushree Bose and Abbass Karbassian).

10. <sub>26</sub>Fe The Use of Iron-Based Drugs in Medicine (Xiang Wu and Mei Lin Go).

11. <sub>27</sub>Co Cobalt Complexes as Potential Pharmaceutical Agents (Hui Chao and Liang-Nian Ji).

12. <sub>29</sub>Cu Chemotherapeutic Copper Compounds (Francisco Gonz&aacute;lez-V&iacute;lchez and Rosario Vilaplana).

13. <sub>30</sub>Zn The Role of Zinc as a Metallotherapeutic Agent (Jane V. Higdon and Emily Ho).

14. <sub>31</sub>Ga Therapeutic Gallium Compounds (Lawrence R. Bernstein).

15. <sub>32</sub>Ge Biological Activity of Organogermanium Compounds (Edmunds Lukevics and Luba Ignatovich).

16. <sub>33</sub>As Metallotherapeutic Arsenic Compounds (Paul C. Ho).

17. <sub>34</sub>Se The Use of Selenium-Based Drugs in Medicine (Michael Carland and Tahli Fenner).

18. <sub>43</sub>Tc Technetium in Medicine (Oyebola O. Sogbein and John F. Valliant).

19. <sub>44</sub>Ru Perspectives of Ruthenium Complexes in Cancer Therapy (Olivier Lentzen, C&eacute;cile Moucheron and Andr&eacute;e Kirsch-De Mesmaeker).

20. <sub>45</sub>Rh Rhodium in Medicine (Florian P. Pruchnik).

21. <sub>46</sub>Pd The Use of Palladium Complexes in Medicine (Achilleas Garoufis, Sotiris K. Hadjikakou and Nick Hadjiliadis).

22. <sub>50</sub>Sn Tin Compounds and Their Therapeutic Potential (Marcel Gielen and Edward R.T. Tiekink).

23. <sub>51</sub>Sb Antimony in Medicine (Siucheong Yan, Lan Jin and Hongzhe Sun).

24. <sub>75</sub>Re Therapeutic Rhenium Radiopharmaceuticals (Jonathan R. Dilworth and Paul S. Donnelly).

25. <sub>78</sub>Pt Platinum-Based Drugs (Viktor Brabec and Jana Kasparkova).

26. <sub>79</sub>Au Gold-Based Metallotherapeutics: Use and Potential (Soo Yei Ho and Edward R.T. Tiekink).

27. <sub>83</sub>Bi Bismuth-Based Pharmaceuticals (Neil Burford and Melanie D. Eelman).

28. Paramagnetic Metal Complexes as Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Silvio Aime, Alessandro Barge, Eliana Gianolio, Simonetta Geninatti Crich, Walter Dastr&ugrave; and Fulvio Uggeri).

Index.

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