Chlormequat poisoning is not without risk: Examination of seven fatal cases
| Autor: | P.A. Mielcarek, P. Nisse, R. Majchrzak, M. Mathieu-Nolf, J.Ph. Kahn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Adolescent Chlormequat Multiple Organ Failure Physiology Poison control Pathology and Forensic Medicine Toxicology Forensic Toxicology chemistry.chemical_compound Plant Growth Regulators Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor Accidents Occupational Humans Ingestion Medicine Retrospective Studies Cholinesterase biology business.industry Forensic toxicology General Medicine Middle Aged Heart Arrest Suicide Nicotinic agonist chemistry biology.protein Cholinergic Respiratory Insufficiency business Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 36:1-3 |
| ISSN: | 1752-928X |
| Popis: | Chlormequat chloride is a plant growth regulator. Chlormequat poisoning clinically resembles anticholinesterase insecticide poisoning. The cholinergic symptoms result from direct action on nicotinic and muscarinic receptors and not from inhibition of the cholinesterase activity. This case series confirms the extreme gravity of chlomequat poisoning with a risk of death in the hour following ingestion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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