Cyanide and central nervous system : a study with focus on brain dopamine

The brain is a major target site in acute cyanide intoxication, as indicated by several symptoms and signs. Cyanide inhibits the enzyme cytochrome oxidase. This inhibition causes impaired oxygen utilization in all cells affected, severe metabolic acidosis and inhibited production of energy. In this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cassel, Gudrun
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Farmakologi 1993
Subjects:
CNS
GAD
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-101308
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7174-824-5