"Pralidoxime Compounds" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Various salts of a quaternary ammonium oxime that reconstitute inactivated acetylcholinesterase, especially at the neuromuscular junction, and may cause neuromuscular blockade. They are used as antidotes to organophosphorus poisoning as chlorides, iodides, methanesulfonates (mesylates), or other salts.
| Descriptor ID |
D011220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.570.665.535
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| Concept/Terms |
Pralidoxime Compounds- Pralidoxime Compounds
- Compounds, Pralidoxime
- Pyridine Aldoxime Methyl Compounds
- 2-PAM Compounds
- 2 PAM Compounds
- Compounds, 2-PAM
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pralidoxime Compounds" by people in Profiles.
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Broach J, Krupa R, Bird SB, Manuell ME. Regional preparedness for mass acetylcholinesterase inhibitor poisoning through plans for stockpiling and interhospital sharing of pralidoxime. Am J Disaster Med. 2014; 9(4):237-45.
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Bird SB, Sutherland TD, Gresham C, Oakeshott J, Scott C, Eddleston M. OpdA, a bacterial organophosphorus hydrolase, prevents lethality in rats after poisoning with highly toxic organophosphorus pesticides. Toxicology. 2008 May 21; 247(2-3):88-92.