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Aluminum phosphide poisoning: Possible role of supportive measures in the absence of specific antidote

Aluminum phosphide (ALP) poisoning is one of the major causes of suicidal deaths. Toxicity by ALP is caused by the liberation of phosphine gas, which rapidly causes cell hypoxia due to inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation, leading to circulatory failure. Treatment of ALP toxicity is mainly suppor...

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Autores principales: Agrawal, Vijay Kumar, Bansal, Abhishek, Singh, Ranjeet Kumar, Kumawat, Bhanwar Lal, Mahajan, Parul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4339895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25722553
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.151019