Chelonitoxism: New case reports in French Polynesia and review of the literature

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-832

  Fussy, Agnès ^a   Pommier, Philip ^b   Lumbroso, Catherine ^a   de Haro, Luc ^b  

^a Hôpital Mamao Tahiti   (French Polynesia)

^b Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Unit Salvator Hospital Public Assistance Marseille Hospitals University Aix Marseille II   (France)

Author keywords

Chelonitoxism; Eretmochelys imbricata; French Polynesia; Marine turtles; Seafood poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHELONITOXISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; POLYNESIA; TURTLES;

CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34247146411     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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