The elucidation of epinephrine as an antihypotensive agent in abamectin intoxication

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 433-437

  Hsu, Dur Zong ^a   Chiang, Po Jung ^a   Hsu, Ching Hung ^b   Huang, Bu Miin ^c   Deng, Jou Fang ^d   Liu, Ming Yie ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abamectin; Baroreflex sensitivity; Epinephrine; Heart rate; Mean arterial pressure; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SALIVATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TACHYCARDIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; AGED; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; EPINEPHRINE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0041887029     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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