Cleistanthus collinus poisoning: Case reports and review of the literature

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 369-372

  Eswarappa, Shashiraj ^a   Chakraborty, Amiya Ranjan ^a   Palatty, Babu Urumese ^a   Vasnaik, Mabel ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; CLEISTANTHUS COLLINUS EXTRACT; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLEISTANTHUS COLLINUS; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INDIA; INGESTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URINE PH;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDES; HUMANS; LIGNANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUICIDE;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 0038504306     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120022005     Document Type: Article

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