Use and abuse of pyrethrins and synthetic pyrethroids in veterinary medicine

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-20

  Anadon A ^a   Martinez Larranaga M R ^a   Martinez M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laboratory and domestic animals; Mechanism of action; Pyrethrins; Pyrethroids; Toxicity; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; APOMORPHINE; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; DIAZEPAM; IPECAC; IVERMECTIN; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHOCARBAMOL; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPOFOL; PROPRANOLOL; PYRETHRIN; PYRETHROID; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM SULFATE; SORBITOL; TETRACAINE; XYLAZINE; ZOLAZEPAM;

ACUTE TOXICITY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CHOREOATHETOSIS; DETOXIFICATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXCRETION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FLUID THERAPY; HYPERSALIVATION; INSECT CONTROL; INTOXICATION; METABOLISM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TOXICOKINETICS; TREMOR; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CATS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INSECTICIDES; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; POISONING; PYRETHRINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 67049120027     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.04.008     Document Type: Review

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