Urinary elimination kinetics of acephate and its metabolite, methamidophos, in urine after acute ingestion

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 68-72

  Chang, Arthur S ^a,b   Angela Montesano, M ^b   Barr, Dana B ^b   Thomas, Jerry ^a   Geller, Robert J ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Georgia Poison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acephate; Methamidaphos; Poisoning; Toxicokinetics; Urine

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; METHAMIDOPHOS; PRALIDOXIME; ANTIDOTE; INSECTICIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEAD INJURY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOKINETICS; URINALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; METABOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE;

ANTIDOTES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATROPINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POISONING; PRALIDOXIME COMPOUNDS; PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651162182     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161090     Document Type: Article

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