Effects of Prussian blue and N-Acetylcysteine on thallium toxicity in mice

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-166

  Meggs, William J ^a   Cahill Morasco, Ray ^b   Shih, Richard D ^b   Goldfrank, Lewis R ^b   Hoffman, Robert S ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIDOTE; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; THALLIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI; MURINAE;

EID: 0030944893     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659709001187     Document Type: Article

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