Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine

Encyclopedia of Toxicology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 509-511

  Banks, C N ^a   Yang, D ^a   Lein, P J ^a   Rogawski, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Chloride channels; Convulsant; GABA receptor antagonist; Neurotoxicant; Rodenticide; Seizures; Status epilepticus; Tetramine; TETS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912129628     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386454-3.01055-1     Document Type: Chapter

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