Effects of 4-aminopyridine on saxitoxin intoxication

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-48

  Chen, Hsing Ming ^a   Lin, Ching Ho ^a   Wang, Teen Meei ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; SAXITOXIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FROG; IN VITRO STUDY; INTOXICATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MORTALITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; RAT; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SURVIVAL TIME; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALIA; ANURA;

EID: 0030296895     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0258     Document Type: Article

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