Medetomidine protection against diazinon-induced toxicosis in mice

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Yakoub, Luay K ^a   Mohammad, Fouad K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

2 Agonist; Diazinon; Medetomidine; Organophosphorus

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; ATROPINE; DIMPYLATE; MEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREMOR;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; DIAZINON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; MICE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031578437     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(97)00070-2     Document Type: Article

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