General aspects and clinical laboratorial diagnostic of poisoning by paraquat;Aspectos gerais e diagnóstico clinicolaboratorial da intoxicação por paraquat

Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-243

  Schmitt, Gabriela Cristina ^a   Paniz, Clóvis ^a   Grotto, Denise ^a   Valentini, Juliana ^a   Schott, Karen Lilian ^a   Pomblum, Valdeci Juarez ^a   Garcia, Solange Cristina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological sample; Laboratorial diagnostic; Oxidative stress; Paraquat; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749530551     PISSN: 16762444     EISSN: 16784774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1676-24442006000400003     Document Type: Review

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