Rat poison and food security in the People's Republic of China: Focus on tetramethylene disulfotetramine (tetramine)

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Croddy, Eric ^a  

^a Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

China; Pesticides; Rodenticides; Tetramethylene disulfotetramine; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; RODENTICIDE;

BRAIN STEM; CHINA; CONVULSION; DEATH; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CHINA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; RODENTICIDES; SAFETY;

EID: 1442352153     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-003-0509-0     Document Type: Review

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