Marine neurotoxins: Ingestible toxins

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-114

  Stommel, Elijah W ^a   Watters, Michael R ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDOTE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BREVETOXIN; CIGUATOXIN; CIMETIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAZEPAM; DOMOIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GABAPENTIN; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; KYNURENIC ACID; LORAZEPAM; MANNITOL; MARINE TOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN; SAXITOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ASSISTED VENTILATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CIGUATERA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; COOKING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FISH; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PURCHASING; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SHELLFISH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERMOSTABILITY; THREAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5444253332     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-004-0020-9     Document Type: Review

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