Recovery from the lethal effects of saxitoxin: A therapeutic window for 4-aminopyridine (4-AP)

Toxicon

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 571-588

  Benton, B J ^a   Keller, S A ^a   Spriggs, D L ^a   Capacio, B R ^a   Chang, F C T ^a  

^a US Army Med Res Inst Chem   (United States)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; 4 AP; Artificial ventilation; Cardiorespiratory collapse; Diaphragmatic electromyogram; Electrocardiogram; Electrocorticogram; Guinea pigs; Saxitoxin; Sodium bicarbonate; STX; Therapeutic window

Indexed keywords

SAXITOXIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COLLAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GUINEA PIGS; HEART RATE; MALE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RESPIRATION; SAXITOXIN;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032496099     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(97)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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