Mechanism and Clinical Importance of Respiratory Failure Induced by Anticholinesterases

Respiratory failure is the predominant cause of death in humans and animals poisoned with anticholinesterases. Organophosphorus and carbamate anticholinesterases inhibit acetylcholinesterase irreversibly and reversibly, respectively. Some of them contain a quaternary atom that makes them lipophobic,...

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Main Authors: Ivosevic Anita, Miletic Natasa, Vulovic Maja, Vujkovic Zoran, Bursac Snjezana Novakovic, Cetkovic Slavko S., Skrbic Ranko, Stojiljkovic Milos P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
Series:Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0047