Survival of Verapamil-Poisoned Rats Treated with Triiodothyronine

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-99

  Lynch, Michael J ^a   Katz, Kenneth D ^a   Callaway, Clifton W ^a   Logue, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blocker; Thyroid hormone; Toxicity; Triiodothyronine; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PLACEBO; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; INTOXICATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; RAT; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; HEART RATE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 77956148247     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0016-7     Document Type: Article

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