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atropine
atropine
atropine A poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C
17H
23NO
3. It can be extracted from deadly nightshade and other solanaceous plants and is used in medicine to treat colic, to reduce secretions, and to dilate the pupil of the eye.
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Military Implications of Atropine Hypersensitivity
Magazine article from: Military Medicine; 5/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Atropine hypersensitivity is a rarely reported...threat of chemical warfare and the use of atropine as a nerve agent antidote. Upon deployment...2-mg intramuscular autoinjectors of atropine for self-treatment. In the case presented...
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Phosphorated calix [6] arene derivatives as an ionophore for atropine-selective membrane electrodes.(DRUG FORMULATIONS AND CLINICAL METHODS)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of AOAC International; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...introduced as neutral ionophores for atropine-selective electrodes. Practical Nernstian...an actual analysis of pharmaceutical atropine preparations. The recovery values of 18.7 [micro]g/mL-0.5193 mg/mL atropine sulfate were 97.5-99.1%. The...
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Atropine appears to limit axial growth in short term
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times; 8/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; Controlling myopia Atropine appears to limit axial growth in short...New York-The muscarinic inhibitor, atropine, has been shown to slow the growth...lt;1 D), 300 were assigned to atropine 1% once at night in both eyes and...
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Full time atropine, intermittent atropine, and optical penalization and binocular outcome in treatment of strabismic amblyopia
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times; 11/15/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Stein L, Sener EC, Vita S, Guyton D. Full time atropine, intermittent atropine, and optical penalization and binocular outcome...and avoidance of latent nystagmus. Intermittent atropine penalization is a technique implemented by Dr...
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Identification and estimation of the levo isomer in raw materials and finished products containing atropine and/or hyoscyamine.(DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of AOAC International; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; The belladonna alkaloids atropine sulfate and hyoscyamine sulfate...100% of the levo isomer, whereas atropine sulfate is composed of equal parts...determine only the total amount of atropine (hyoscyamine) sulfate. A method...
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Intramuscular ophthalmic homatropine vs. atropine to prevent lethality in rates with dichlorvos poisoning.(Toxicology Observations)
Magazine article from: Journal of Medical Toxicology; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Introduction: Most hospitals lack a sufficient supply of atropine to treat, simultaneously, patients poisoned with...with intramuscular (IM) injections of either atropine 5 mg/kg, atropine 10 mg/kg, homatropine 10 mg/kg, or homatropine...
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Chronic Atropine Administration Diminishes the Contribution of Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide to Heart Rate Regulation
Magazine article from: Physiological Research; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...study, the impact of acute and chronic atropine administration on VIP levels in rat heart...either given or not a single dose of atropine were subjected to bilateral vagus nerve...In control rats with or without single atropine administration, the heart rate upon...
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Delineating potential control mechanisms of mammary protein synthesis utilizing atropine
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...jugular vein of lactating cows receiving atropine to determine the effect on milk protein secretion. Atropine decreased milk protein yield by 35...which was decreased by 31% due to atropine, was restored to control levels upon...
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U.S. Approved Sale of Atropine to Iraq
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Iraqi purchases of 3.5 million doses of atropine, a heart drug that American officials...four contracts for 2 million vials of atropine, Hasmik Egian, spokeswoman for the...Iraq needs U.N. approval to import. Atropine has come under new scrutiny as U.S...
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U.S. wants U.N. to vet future shipments of the drug atropine to Iraq
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/14/2002; ; 697 words
; ...States approved the sale of 3.5 million doses of atropine to Iraq over the last six years but now wants a U...Negroponte has said that the United States wants atropine and atropine injectors added to the list because of concerns they...
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atropine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
atropine is an alkaloid derived from the solanaceous...related alkaloids, hyoscyamine and hyoscine ; atropine is a mixture of two isomers of hyoscyamine. In 1867, von Bezold found that atropine blocked the slowing of the heart caused by...
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Scopolamine and Atropine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
SCOPOLAMINE AND ATROPINE Scopolamine (d -hyoscine) and attopine...and henbane (Hyoscyamus niger ). Atropine, a major alkaloid in deadly nightshade...of such ointments. Scopolamine and atropine have very similar actions. They act...
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Anticholinergics
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...cholinoreceptors. Antimuscarinic agents are atropine, scopolamine, and ipratropium bromide. Atropine and scopolamine are alkaloids naturally...whereas ipratropium bromide is a derivative of atropine used to treat asthma. Under the form of...
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Antidiarrheal Agents
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...from cancer and cancer treatments are: atropine and diphenoxylate loperamide octreotide opium tincture Atropine and diphenoxylate are prescribed as a...name product also may be available. Atropine and diphenoxylate, antiperistaltic and...
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Belladonna
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...is Italian for 'beautiful lady'). Atropine, an alkaloid of belladonna that blocks...active ingredients of the plant, include atropine and scopolamine. These alkaloids are...The pain-relieving properties of atropine, a belladonna alkaloid, are useful...
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