Two cases of poisoning with di-isopropylfluorophosphonate. (D.F.P.).

نویسنده

  • W K MOORE
چکیده

Di-isopropylfluorophosphonate (D.F.P.) has the property of inhibiting the enzyme cholinesterase, and it has been recommended for use in the treatment of glaucoma, paralytic ileus, and myasthenia gravis. It is manufactured on a laboratory scale as this is sufficient to produce the quantities required for clinical use. The circumstances in which two chemical workers were intoxicated with D.F.P. are reported together with some clinical details of their illnesses.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of industrial medicine

دوره 13 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1956