Toxicokinetics of acute strychnine poisoning

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 617-620

  Palatnick, Wesley ^a   Meatherall, Robert ^a,b   Sitar, Daniel ^a   Tenenbein, Milton ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DIAZEPAM; HEPARIN; PANCURONIUM; PENTOBARBITAL; STRYCHNINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYMPTOM; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0030830541     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709001242     Document Type: Article

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