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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2017-12-01
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Series: | Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0047 |