Which of the following is the cardinal sign of a toxic chemical release?
A) A low-hanging vapor cloud
B) An odor similar to rotten eggs or newly mown grass
C) Puddles of an unusual liquid
D) Similar signs and symptoms occurring rapidly in a group of individuals
Question 2
At the cellular level, the treatment of seizures is generally accomplished by ________ the influx of ________ ions into the neural cells.
A) enhancing; potassium
B) inhibiting; potassium
C) inhibiting; sodium and calcium
D) enhancing; sodium and calcium
A hypothetical scenario illustrating the process of chemical selection
Toxic fruiting body of Amanita muscaria.
The grey side-gilled sea slug Pleurobranchaea maculata. The discovery of tetrodotoxin in this slug i
The chemical structure of mescaline, derived from the peyote cactus.
The cascade of events by which the stroke-induced release of glutamate kills neurons.
Chemical structures of ester and amide local anesthetics.