Lung compliance, plasma electrolyte levels and acid-base balance are affected by scorpion envenomation in anesthetized rats under mechanical ventilation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-104

  Andrade, Marcus V ^a   Caramez, Maria Paula R ^b   Abreu, Elnara Marcia N N ^b   Dolnikoff, Marisa ^b   Omar, Erick D ^b   Velasco, Irineu T ^b   Cunha Melo, José R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Cardiac output; Electrolyte levels; Lung compliance; Pulmonary edema; Scorpion venom; Stroke volume; Systemic vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; BICARBONATE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENVENOMATION; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; HYPEROSMOLALITY; HYPOTENSION; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG VOLUME; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCORPION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 4143089387     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2004.05.009     Document Type: Article

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