The efficacy of diazepam in the treatment of acute iron overload in rats

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 895-899

  Fassos, Frank F ^a   Berkovitch, Matitiahu ^a   Daneman, Nicholas ^a   Koren, Lee ^a   Cameron, Ross ^c   Klein, Julia ^a   Falcitelli, Corrado ^a   St Louis, Patrick ^a   Daneman, Richard ^a   Koren, Gideon ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Research Institute   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diazepam; Iron overdose; Rats

Indexed keywords

DEFERIPRONE; DIAZEPAM; IRON;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON OVERLOAD; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0032452625     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-102     Document Type: Article

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