N-acetylcysteine a novel treatment for acute human organophosphate poisoning

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-735

  Shadnia, S ^a   Ashrafivand, S ^a   Mostafalou, S ^b   Abdollahi, M ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

N acetyl cysteine; Organophosphate; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF POISONING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 80052725389     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.732.735     Document Type: Article

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