Plasma and urine concentrations of atropine after the ingestion of cooked deadly nightshade berries

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-117

  Schneider, Francis ^a   Lutun, Philippe ^a   Kintz, Pascal ^b   Astruc, Dominique ^a   Flesch, Françoise ^c   Tempé, Jean Daniel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c HÔPITAL CIVIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PLANT TOXIN; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; DELIRIUM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ATROPA BELLADONNA; SOLANUM;

EID: 0030068624     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659609020245     Document Type: Article

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