Severe intoxication with the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine in humans

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 245-249

  Hoffmann, U ^a   Meister, C M ^b   Golle, K ^b   Zschiesche, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Central Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROXYLAZ; TRANQUILIZER; VETERINARY DRUG; XYLAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SELF INJECTION; STOMACH JUICE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034995962     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/25.4.245     Document Type: Article

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