Vet Med - Czech, 2003, 48(6):175-176 | DOI: 10.17221/5766-VETMED
Poisoning with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in dogs: two case reports
- 1 , G. H 3, ®. G 2, J. P -G 1, R. S
- 2 1Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2Department of General Pathology and Pathological Morphology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- 3 Institute for Plant Protection, Zagreb, Croatia
Poisoning with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in dogs is described. Diagnosis is confirmed by presence of carbofuran, chlorpyrifos and their metabolites in livers of poisoned dogs
Keywords: acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (carbofuran, chlorpyrifos); dog
Published: June 30, 2003 Show citation
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