Artifacts in the definition of toxicity by cyanides and cyanogens

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1983, Pages 400-408

  Ballantyne, Bryan ^a  

^a Applied Toxicology Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYANOGEN; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTOXICATION; THERAPY; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ANTIDOTES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CYANIDES; CYTOCHROME-C OXIDASE; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE 50; MYOCARDIUM; NITRILES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0021013848     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/3.5.400     Document Type: Article

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