Acute human toxicity of macrocyclic lactones

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 999-1003

  Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Avermectin; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Insecticide; Ivermectin; Macrocyclic lactone; Milbemycin; Parasiticide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ABAMECTIN; BENZYL BENZOATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHARCOAL; DORAMECTIN; EMAMECTIN; EPRINOMECTIN; FLUMAZENIL; INOTROPIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN; MACROLIDE; MOXIDECTIN; NEOSTIGMINE; PARACETAMOL; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PICROTOXIN; SELAMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BONE PAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILL; COMA; DEATH; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FACE SWELLING; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JOINT SWELLING; LIMB SWELLING; MALAISE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARASITOSIS; PRURITUS; RASH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCABIES; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SKIN EDEMA; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860513248     PISSN: 13892010     EISSN: 18734316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920112800399059     Document Type: Article

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