Chemical toxins that cause seizures

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1473-1475

  Jett, David A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical toxins; Mechanisms; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CYANIDE; DIAZEPAM; DOMOIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITOTOXIN; INSECTICIDE; LORAZEPAM; MARINE TOXIN; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; SARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EPILEPTIC STATE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYANIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; NEURONS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 84871719114     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: 18729711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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