In response to Tong TC, et al. Comparative treatment of alpha-amanitin poisoning with N-acetylcysteine, benzylpenicillin, cimetidine, thioctic acid, and silybin in a murine model

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-185

  Salhanick, Steven D ^a   Wax, Paul M ^a   Schneider, Sandra M ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALPHA AMANITIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDOTE; CIMETIDINE; PENICILLIN G; SILIBININ;

AMANITA PHALLOIDES; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ALPHA-AMANITIN; AMANITINS; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; CIMETIDINE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; MICE; MUSHROOM POISONING;

EID: 48949118231     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.11.050     Document Type: Letter

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