Acute, flaccid quadriplegia in three cats with suspected coral snake envenomation

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 343-349

  Chrisman, Cheryl L ^a   Hopkins, Andrew L ^a   Ford, Susan L ^a   Meeks, John C ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; MICRURUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS;

POTASSIUM; SNAKE VENOM; SODIUM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; POTASSIUM; QUADRIPLEGIA; SNAKE BITES; SODIUM;

EID: 0030186395     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/15473317-32-4-343     Document Type: Article

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