Defunct brain stem cardiovascular regulation underlies cardiovascular collapse associated with methamphetamine intoxication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intoxication from the psychostimulant methamphetamine (METH) because of cardiovascular collapse is a common cause of death within the abuse population. For obvious reasons, the heart has been taken as the primary target for this METH...

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Main Authors: Li Faith CH, Yen JC, Chan Samuel HH, Chang Alice YW
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/19/1/16