Letter: Apathetic T-3 toxicosis.

Altered tissue amino acid metabolism in acute T-2 toxicosis.

T-2 toxin is a Fusarium trichothecene mycotoxin that has been shown to alter brain neurochemistry and eating behavior in animals eating contaminated diets. Experiments were conducted to determine the role of altered tissue amino acid metabolism in the etiology of acute T-2 toxicosis. Fasted weanling rats were orally dosed with 0 or 2.0 mg T-2 toxin/kg body weight. Blood, brain, liver, and muscl...

Experimental 3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid toxicosis in pigs.

Five times the recommended dose of 3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid (187.5 mg kg-1) induces a pathognomonic clinical syndrome in pigs. The main clinical features are not continually present but are inducible only by exercise. From day 11 on the experimental diet a nervous syndrome was inducible. This manifested as muscle tremors and clonic convulsive episodes. Paraparesis developed by day 22...

Antihistamine Toxicosis

Antihistamines are H1-receptor antagonists widely used in human and veterinary medicine to provide symptomatic relief of allergic signs caused by histamine release, including pruritus and anaphylactic reactions. Antihistamines are also commonly used as sedatives and antiemetics. 1 Antihistamines can be divided into first and second-generation (also called nonsedating) agents (Table 1). First-ge...

Response to T 10 Letter

Response to T 10 Letter

r0 All comments from T10/04-103r0 included. Comments needing discussion during the May T10 meeting week marked with blue text titles. r1 Incorporated changes discussed during the May T10 meeting week. New resolutions added for about 90 comments. r2 Added several late comments. Added proposed resolutions for all comments concerning the front matter and clauses 1 through 3 that are not marked for...