Stings and hopes: Toxinomics and autonomic storm in the Indian red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus concanesis, Pocock)

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 55, Issue JAN., 2007, Pages 11-13

  Joshi, Shashank R ^a   Sapatnekar, S M ^b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Haffkine Institute for Training Research and Testing India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; SCORPION; SPIDER BITE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; HUMANS; PRAZOSIN; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 34247481364     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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