Poisoning with amitraz

Toxicological Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-74

  Proudfoot, Alex T ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMITRAZ; ATIPAMEZOLE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; HYDROCARBON; INSECTICIDE; SOLVENT; VETERINARY DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONVULSION; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOLUTION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; STOMACH LAVAGE; TOXICOKINETICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; POISONING; TOLUIDINES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642526629     PISSN: 11762551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00139709-200322020-00001     Document Type: Review

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