| Literature DB >> 1142480 |
W P Mulvaney, T Quilter, A Mortera.
Abstract
Acetylcysteine seems to be beneficial in treating cystinuric stone-forming patients. It probably is effective in reducing cysteine to cystine disulfide, which is more soluble. Six brief case reports demonstrate its use and its lack of toxicity. The results merit a larger clinical trial.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 1142480 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)66955-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Urol ISSN: 0022-5347 Impact factor: 7.450