• Consider strychnine toxicity if an individual presents with a generalized seizure-like appearance but without loss of consciousness or extensor posturing with risus sardonicus. (medscape.com)
  • Strychnine is a toxic alkaloid derived from the seeds of the trees Strychnos nux vomica , Strychnos ignatii (S. sancta Ingnatius), and Strychnos tiente (Upas tree), that can be found in India, southern Asia, northern Australia, and Hawaii. (cdc.gov)
  • Strychnine is a toxic pesticide that has been used to kill gophers and coyotes on farms. (gx94radio.com)
  • Strychnine is a highly toxic substance that is a white, bitter, and odorless powder. (wagwalking.com)
  • Strychnine poisoning in dogs occurs when strychnine, a highly toxic compound used in many rat poisons, is ingested by dogs. (wagwalking.com)
  • Strychnine is toxic to humans in large doses. (healthline.com)
  • Strychnine is considered very toxic by several health agencies (CDC-NIOSH 2005, INSHT 2000). (e-lactancia.org)
  • Strychnine is a terpene indole alkaloid belonging to the Strychnos family of Corynanthe alkaloids, and it is derived from tryptamine and secologanin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strychnine is a plant alkaloid that, in the past, was used widely as a rodenticide. (medscape.com)
  • It turns out that, according to various early studies, there was a very small amount of iron in the concoction, as well as small amounts of strychnine. (typepad.com)
  • Winner Thomas Hicks (pictured) wasn't entirely legitimate either, as he was given preferential treatment by his handlers who bathed him head to toe in warm water and administered a concoction of eggs, brandy, and strychnine when he insisted on quitting at mile 19. (mentalfloss.com)
  • Strychnine can be absorbed into the body by inhalation or ingestion. (cdc.gov)
  • The major identifying clinical features of strychnine poisoning through ingestion are severe, painful spasms of the neck, back, and limbs and convulsions with an intact sensorium. (cdc.gov)
  • I wonder what the long term effects of small dosage ingestion of strychnine led to? (typepad.com)
  • The cause of strychnine poisoning in dogs begins with the ingestion or inhalation of strychnine powder or pellets containing strychnine. (wagwalking.com)
  • A case in which strychnine in urine or serum is detected, as determined by a laboratory (5). (cdc.gov)
  • The biosynthesis of strychnine was solved in 2022. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strychnine, when inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the eyes or mouth, causes poisoning which results in muscular convulsions and eventually death through asphyxia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Edmunds M, Sheehan TM, Van't Hoff W. Strychnine poisoning: clinical and toxicological observations of a non-fatal case. (cdc.gov)
  • Strychnine poisoning [review]. (cdc.gov)
  • Fatal strychnine poisoning-a case report and review of the literature. (cdc.gov)
  • An E.O. Barker, M.D., reported to JAMA in 1923 that a small boy he attended who had taken 32 of these Nuxated Iron tablets died from strychnine poisoning. (typepad.com)
  • How can I teach my son the importance of living by positive values when he sees the authorities routinely strychnine poisoning people's companion animals? (chai.org.il)
  • What is Strychnine Poisoning? (wagwalking.com)
  • Strychnine poisoning requires immediate medical attention, as death can occur without prompt treatment. (wagwalking.com)
  • Strychnine poisoning can have a differential diagnosis of another type of poisonings. (wagwalking.com)
  • Tentative diagnosis of strychnine poisoning is usually based on history of exposure and clinical signs. (wagwalking.com)
  • Since the poisoning from strychnine can occur rapidly, the veterinarian must be quick at performing treatment. (wagwalking.com)
  • Police throughout San Luis Obispo County were on the lookout today for a ruthless, believed to be maniacal, dog killer, following a relentless strychnine poisoning orgy in San Miguel yesterday in which three valuable dogs were placed near death and a dozen others painfully injured. (pasoroblesdailynews.com)
  • Strychnine poisoning is the only condition that truly mimics tetanus. (medscape.com)
  • An estimate by a government source puts the number of strychnine pellets provided to municipal veterinarians annually at 30,000 40,000, with two pellets per dog the usual dose. (chai.org.il)
  • Strychnine is a neurotoxin which acts as an antagonist of glycine and acetylcholine receptors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strychnine binds the Aplysia californica acetylcholine binding protein (a homolog of nicotinic receptors) with high affinity but low specificity, and does so in multiple conformations. (wikipedia.org)
  • Decreases of frequency were found in acetylcholine (and eserine) and strychnine. (biologists.com)
  • Exposure to strychnine can be fatal. (cdc.gov)
  • A clinically compatible case in which a high index of suspicion (credible threat or patient history regarding location and time) exists for strychnine exposure, or an epidemiologic link exists between this case and a laboratory-confirmed case. (cdc.gov)
  • Our nationally available baits are led by our Strychnine laced grain baits for Pocket Gophers. (rodent-baits.com)
  • We have Non-Restricted and Restricted-Use strychnine end use baits available in many stores and specialty distributors across the US. (rodent-baits.com)
  • Click below for our top selling strychnine gopher baits for controlling pocket gophers . (rodent-baits.com)
  • Strychnine is often used in a variety of different baits, not only for rats, but also for killing gophers, moles, and other unwanted rodents or predators. (wagwalking.com)
  • GlyA receptor is sensitive to STRYCHNINE and localized in the post-synaptic membrane of inhibitory glycinergic neurons. (bvsalud.org)
  • Massive Strychnine Intoxication: Serial Blood Levels in a Fatal Case, J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 30(2): 269-283, (1992). (cdc.gov)
  • The Strychnine tree also known as Nux vomica, Poison Nut, Semen strychnos and Quaker Buttons, is a deciduous tree native to India, southeast Asia, a member of family Loganiaceae. (absoluteastronomy.com)
  • Title: Strychnine for Village Dogs Author: Arthur Gask * A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook * eBook No.: 2000861h.html Language: English Date first posted: September 2020 Most recent update: October 2020 This eBook was produced by Maurie Mulcahy, Colin Choat and Roy Glashan. (gutenberg.net.au)
  • Strychnine is registered for the control of wild dogs and foxes in Queensland. (qld.gov.au)
  • As early researchers noted, the strychnine molecular structure, with its specific array of rings, stereocenters, and nitrogen functional groups, is a complex synthetic target, and has stimulated interest for that reason and for interest in the structure-activity relationships underlying its pharmacologic activities. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a result of a July 2003 conference co-sponsored by CHAI, Hakol Chai, and Israel's Ministries of Health, Environment, and Agriculture, the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture has agreed to replace the slow, painful strychnine poisonings of animals with humane animal capture and control measures. (chai.org.il)
  • Children were being poisoned by colorants in candies, their mothers were being duped into buying bread whitened with aluminum sulfate, and their fathers were drinking beer rendered bitter with strychnine instead of hops. (mcgill.ca)
  • This is important for ignatia because the tree that it comes from contains traces of a poison called strychnine. (healthline.com)
  • Strychnine has been discovered as an adulterant in some street drugs (cocaine, heroin, amphetamines). (medscape.com)
  • An early synthetic chemist targeting strychnine, R.B. Woodward, quoted the chemist who determined its structure through chemical decomposition and related physical studies as saying that "for its molecular size it is the most complex organic substance known" (attributed to Sir Robert Robinson). (wikipedia.org)
  • SAF recognizes the importance of having access to fresh strychnine bait early in the spring season. (sarm.ca)
  • A while back we had in the bookshop a 1934 Faber & Faber guide for nurses called Principal Drugs and Their Uses, which described strychnine as 'General tonic. (typepad.com)
  • I'd never heard of Nuxated Iron, but it's little known how mainstream the use of strychnine was in this era. (typepad.com)
  • The severity of symptoms, and possibly death, is contingent on the amount of strychnine ingested. (wagwalking.com)
  • If you suspect your dog has been poisoned by strychnine, seek medical attention immediately. (wagwalking.com)
  • CHAI has worked since its inception in 1984 to replace the mass strychnine poisonings of animals in Israel with humane measures. (chai.org.il)
  • Poison 3rd Generation Strychnine 5 pool cue has a white pearl finish with 5 trophy gold stained Curly Maple point on forearm and wrap section sleeve. (thailandpooltables.com)
  • Bali not only has many residents, but tens of thousands of tourists each year, and is fast becoming an unsafe island, with atrocities by the local officials who use strychnine darts and shoot randomly village by village. (cdc.gov)
  • Avalon is a flavor coated .5% Strychnine bait for below ground treatment of Pocket Gophers. (rodent-baits.com)
  • its synthesis has been targeted and its stereocontrolled preparation independently achieved by more than a dozen research groups since the first success (see main strychnine total synthesis article). (wikipedia.org)
  • Michael MacKay drove two of his daughters to school then returned home to the family farm in Saskatchewan, where he mixed a deadly drink of Gatorade and strychnine for his wife. (gx94radio.com)
  • Water: Strychnine can be used to contaminate water. (cdc.gov)
  • THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that SARM approach the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to reinstate strychnine to its original status. (sarm.ca)
  • The first total synthesis of strychnine was reported by the research group of R. B. Woodward in 1954, and is considered a classic in this field. (wikipedia.org)
  • This single feed strychnine grain bait for the control of pocket gophers is unsurpassed in commercial and contracting operations, and it is non-restricted, so it is also recommended for homeowner use. (rodent-baits.com)