title: Copper histidinate therapy in Menkes' disease: prevention of progressive neurodegeneration.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic Diseases Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sherwood
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kortsak
mesh_terms: D001928:Brain Diseases, Metabolic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism; D006639:Histidine / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D007706:Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C045576:copper bis(histidinate); D006639:Histidine; D003300:Copper