Oleander toxicity: An examination of human and animal toxic exposures

Toxicology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Langford, Shannon D ^a   Boor, Paul J ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac glycosides; Oleander; Oleandrin; Thevetin A

Indexed keywords

CARDENOLIDE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; CARDIOTOXICITY; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; DIGITALIS; NERIUM; NERIUM OLEANDER; THEVETIA PERUVIANA;

EID: 0029863049     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(95)03296-R     Document Type: Review

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