Dimercaprol (INN) or British anti-Lewisite (abbreviated BAL), is a compound developed by British biochemists at Oxford University during World War II. It was developed secretly as an antidote for lewisite, the now-obsolete arsenic-based chemical warfare agent.
Dimercaprol (INN) or British anti-Lewisite (abbreviated BAL), is a compound developed by British biochemists at Oxford University during World War II. Peters R, Stocken L, Thompson R. (1945) British Anti-Lewisite (BAL). Nature 156: 616-619 It was developed secretly as an antidote for lewisite, the now-obsolete arsenic-based chemical warfare agent.