Intravenous amitraz poisoning

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-116

  Gursoy, Sinan ^a   Kunt, Nur ^a   Kaygusuz, Kenan ^a   Kafali, Haluk ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amitraz; Intravenous; Poisoning; Xylene

Indexed keywords

AMITRAZ; ATROPINE; DOPAMINE; INSECTICIDE; XYLENE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING);

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMA; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE; INSECT CONTROL; INTOXICATION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SELF INJECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; HYPERTHERMIA; INJECTION SITE EDEMA; INJECTION SITE REACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSECTICIDES; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; POISONING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TIME FACTORS; TOLUIDINES; XYLENES;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 15944376520     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200050412     Document Type: Article

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