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Palytoxin-induced acute respiratory failure

Palytoxin is one of the most potent toxins known to mankind and poses a high risk to humans through ingestion, inhalation and dermal routes [1,2]. Although the exact mechanism of action is unknown it is postulated that palytoxin binds to the Na+/K + ATPase pump resulting in K(+) efflux, Ca(2+) influ...

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Autores principales: Thakur, Lokendra K., Jha, Kunal K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27843763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.10.014