4-Aminopyridine reverses saxitoxin (STX)- and tetrodotoxin (TTX)-Induced cardiorespiratory depression in chronically instrumented guinea pigs

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-88

  Chang, Fat Chun T ^a   Spriggs, David L ^a   Benton, Bernard J ^a   Keller, Shannon A ^a   Capacio, Benedict R ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; SAXITOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRADYPNEA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIG; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 26844479625     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1997.2328     Document Type: Article

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