The ciguatera poisoning syndrome from farm-raised salmon

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 113-114

  DiNubile, Mark J ^a   Hokama, Yoshitsugi ^b  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLOROFORM; CIGUATOXIN; METHANOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYSORBATE 60; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRODOTOXIN; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOSIS; DIARRHEA; DYSESTHESIA; DYSPHAGIA; EXTRACT; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TACHYPNEA; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028859719     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-122-2-199501150-00006     Document Type: Article

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