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Editorial
. 2024 May 3;25(9):4982.
doi: 10.3390/ijms25094982.

Emerging Topics in Metal Complexes: Pharmacological Activity

Agnieszka Ścibior  1 , Manuel Aureliano  2   3 , Juan Llopis  4
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Editorial

Emerging Topics in Metal Complexes: Pharmacological Activity

Agnieszka Ścibior et al. Int J Mol Sci. .

Abstract

This Special Issue (SI), "Emerging Topics in Metal Complexes: Pharmacological Activity", includes reports updating our knowledge on metals with multidirectional biological properties and metal-containing compounds/complexes for their potential therapeutic applications, with a focus on strategies improving their pharmacological features [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Graphical summary of metals and metal compounds/complexes overviewed in this Special Issue: neurodegenerative disorders, in vitro and in vivo studies, anticancer and antimicrobial activity, antioxidant and CT-imaging properties, biodistribution, and biofortification.
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