Nicotinic plant poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 771-781

  Schep, Leo J ^a   Slaughter, Robin J ^a   Beasley, D Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anabasine; Coniine; Conium; Cytisine; Laburnum; Nicotiana; Nicotine; Plant poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANABASINE; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CAULOPHYLLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CONIINE; CYTISINE; DIAZEPAM; DOPAMINE; GAMMA CONICEINE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; INOTROPIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM; N METHYLCONIINE; NICOTINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENOBARBITAL; PLANT TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL MEDULLA; AGONIST; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRADYCARDIA; BREAST MILK; CAULOPHYLLUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONIUM; DRUG ELIMINATION; DYSPNEA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; LABURNUM; MEDLINE; METABOLISM; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCREENING; SEIZURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TAXONOMY; TOBACCO; TOXICOKINETICS; TREMOR; WHEEZING;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAULOPHYLLUM THALICTROIDES; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; LABURNUM; LABURNUM ANAGYROIDES; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70350378800     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650903252186     Document Type: Review

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