Aconite poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 279-285

  Chan, Thomas Y K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aconite roots; Aconitine; Aconitum species; Cardiotoxins; Herbal medicines; Neurotoxins; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACONITINE; ACONITUM EXTRACT; ALKALOID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CARDIOTOXIN; CHARCOAL; FLECAINIDE; HYPACONITINE; JESACONITINE; MESACONITINE; MEXILETINE; NEUROTOXIN; PROCAINAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL; YUNACONITINE; PLANT TOXIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ACONITE; ACONITUM; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ASTHMA; BINDING AFFINITY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVERSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INDIGESTION; INOTROPISM; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEURALGIA; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SNAKEBITE; SODIUM TRANSPORT; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; THORAX PAIN; TOXICOKINETICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VAGUS NERVE; VOMITING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DOSE RESPONSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

ACONITUM;

ACONITINE; ACONITUM; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANT POISONING; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 67649172262     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650902904407     Document Type: Review

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