Alkaloids in the skin glands of poison frogs serve as a chemical defense against predation, and almost all of these alkaloids appear to be sequestered from dietary arthropods. Certain alkaloid-containing ants have been considered the primary dietary source, but dietary sources for the majority of alkaloids remain unknown. Herein we report the presence of approximately 80 alkaloids from extracts...

Snake-poison is a subject of perennial interest to all dwellers in India.For, notwithstanding the laborious researches of numerous distinguished observers, the problem of an antidote to snake-venom still remains unsolved, and poisonous snakes continue to wield their, terrible destructive power with fatal freedom. The physiological action of Indian snake-poison has been carefully studied by Fayr...

Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is one of the most poisonous plants in the world. Accidental ingestion of the plant could result in central nervous system depression, respiratory failure and even death. Airway and breathing management followed by fluid resuscitation is the mainstay of treatment. Poison hemlock poisoning is an important differential diagnosis for patients with impaired conscio...

background: initiating a national poisoning information centre (pic) in estonia took about 12 years of challenging work on research, training and attracting governmental support and funding. in this study we described the establishment process and the profile of phone calls in the first year which the pic started to be available full time (24h/day 7days/week).  methods: this was a descriptive r...

last editorial of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology addressed the important role of poison control centers in the improvement of public health (1). in vietnam, poison control center (pcc) of bach mai hospital has been the only national one for civilians. the establishment and activities of this center can be considered as one of the pioneers in the east asia. history and setting (2...

With few exceptions, aposematically colored poison frogs sequester defensive alkaloids, unchanged, from dietary arthropods. In the Neotropics, myrmicine and formicine ants and the siphonotid millipede Rhinotus purpureus are dietary sources for alkaloids in dendrobatid poison frogs, yet the arthropod sources for Mantella poison frogs in Madagascar remained unknown. We report GC-MS analyses of ex...

From the Department Poison-ivy and poison-oak dermatitis are entities well-known to of Dermatology, Un iall primary care physicians, dermatologists, and most of the genrqersity of California, era1 populace in this country. Much has been written about this San Francisco, problem-probably the commonest of all allergic diseases in the School of Medicine. United States. It is a significant occupati...

background: formalin is an aqueous solution of formaldehyde. it is a protoplasmic poison and causes coagulation necrosis and tissue fixation. case: a 19-year-old girl was brought for autopsy to the mortuary of jss medical college, mysore. conclusion: formalin is an unusual poison to be ingested for suicidal purposes due to selective availability and its strong taste and odor.