Survival after an Intentional Ingestion of Crushed Abrus Seeds

Abrus precatorius seeds contain one of the most potent toxins known to man. However, because of the seed’s outer hard coat the vast majority of ingestions cause only mild symptoms and typically results in complete recovery. If the seeds are crushed and then ingested, more serious toxicity, including...

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Autores principales: Reedman, Lisa, Shih, Richard D., Hung, Oliver
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2008
Materias:
Toxicology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561733

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