Acute cardiorespiratory effects of intracisternal injections of mercuric chloride

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 350-354

  Azevedo, Bruna Fernandes ^a   Futuro Neto, Henrique de Azevedo ^a,b,c   Stefanon, Ivanita ^a   Vassallo, Dalton Valentin ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa de Misericordia   (Brazil)

^c Faculdade de Medicina da Univix   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary regulation; Central effects; Mercury chloride

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLATROPINE; PRAZOSIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CISTERNA MAGNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; MALE; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CISTERNA MAGNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEART RATE; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MICROINJECTIONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY RATE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953283616     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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