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Science 21 August 1970:
Vol. 169. no. 3947, pp. 775 - 776
DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3947.775
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Mercury Poisoning: Prevention by Spironolactone

Hans Selye 1

1 Institut de Médecine et de Chirurgie Expérimentales, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

The renal tubular necrosis and calcification as well as the mortality induced by mercuric chloride in the rat are readily prevented by prior treatment with well-tolerated amounts of spironolactone.

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