• Researchers from Jena show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The prosecution countered that Palmer's tampering rendered thorough chemical analysis impossible, and that Cook's poisoning was particularly hard to analyze because Palmer's medical expertise made him an exceptionally crafty poisoner, capable of murdering with minimal doses of strychnine, a hard-to-trace, organic poison, which is lethal in small doses and decomposes over time. (nih.gov)
  • Strychnine, arsenic, and opium are poison. (writtenchinese.com)
  • Strychnine is a terpene indole alkaloid belonging to the Strychnos family of Corynanthe alkaloids, and it is derived from tryptamine and secologanin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Together, our results suggest that all of the rodents tested are insensitive to strychnine, high concentrations of some bitter tastes may be effective pocket gopher repellents, and lower concentrations of DB may selectively repel nontarget animals from strychnine baits. (usu.edu)
  • Others succumbed to poisoning after ingesting baits laced with strychnine. (raincoast.org)
  • In December 2008, the Balinese government began culling (using strychnine-laced baits or blow darts) unconfined dogs in areas of Denpasar and Badung with confirmed rabies cases and began vaccinating dogs at fixed posts. (cdc.gov)
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  • To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of strychnine and its salts, self-harm' in more detail. (icd.codes)
  • One of the book's most important arguments is that antibiotics have forced us to calibrate and recalibrate our idea of medication safety as we transitioned from unregulated mixtures of strychnine, mercury, and arsenic for which the adverse effects were inextricably tied to the morbidity and mortality of underlying disease to tightly regulated, carefully calibrated antibiotics for which safety and efficacy were the norm. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Following the ingestion (swallowing) of strychnine, symptoms of poisoning usually appear within 15 to 60 minutes. (cdc.gov)
  • 11 Ref. HR/TMH Alkaloids Atropine Caffeine Cocaine hydrochloride Codeine Phosphate Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride (heroin) Ephedrine sulfate Lysergide (lysergic acid diethylamide tartrate) Mescaline hydrochloride Morphine sulfate Nicotine salicylate Opium Papaverine Physostigmine salicylate Psilocybin Quinine sulfate Scopolamine hydrobromide Strychnine Yohinbine hydrochloride Compounds that Give Positive Alkaioidal Reaction Lidocaine hydrochloride .Meperidine ( demerol ) Methadone hydrochloride Methaqualone Methylphenidate hydrochloride (talwin. (erowid.org)
  • Strychnine is a white, odorless, bitter crystalline powder that can be taken by mouth, inhaled (breathed in), or mixed in a solution and given intravenously (injected directly into a vein). (cdc.gov)
  • Strychnine is exceptionally bitter tasting and extremely poisonous. (britannica.com)
  • 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)
  • Strychnine poisoning can cause extremely serious adverse health effects, including death. (cdc.gov)
  • Poisoning has been reported from strychnine given intravenously and through the nose. (cdc.gov)
  • The extent of poisoning caused by strychnine depends on the amount and route of strychnine exposure and the person's condition of health at the time of the exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • If the person survives the toxic effects of strychnine poisoning, long-term health effects are unlikely. (cdc.gov)
  • People severely affected by strychnine poisoning are not likely to survive. (cdc.gov)
  • Death from strychnine poisoning is a result of paralysis of the part of the brain that controls such functions as heartbeat and respiration and is brought on by lack of oxygen in that part of the brain's tissue. (britannica.com)
  • But his last words were 'I am innocent of poisoning Cook by strychnine. (nih.gov)
  • Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. (icd.codes)
  • For this reason, strychnine poisoning is often portrayed in literature and film. (icd.codes)
  • Recovery from strychnine exposure is possible with early hospital treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • Brief embryonic strychnine exposure in zebrafish causes long-term adult behavioral impairment with indications of embryonic synaptic changes. (nih.gov)
  • PCR analysis showed indications that strychnine exposure altered expression of some genes related to glycinergic, GABAergic and glutamatergic neuronal synapses during embryonic development. (nih.gov)
  • Today, strychnine is used primarily as a pesticide, particularly to kill rats. (cdc.gov)
  • Showing these signs and symptoms does not necessarily mean that a person has been exposed to strychnine. (cdc.gov)
  • But on the basis of reported symptoms and circumstances prior to death, Taylor concluded that Cook had been poisoned by strychnine. (nih.gov)
  • 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)
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  • In this study, zebrafish embryos were treated with 1.5mM strychnine for short embryonic time windows to induce transient changes in inhibitory neural signaling, and were subsequently raised in untreated water until adulthood. (nih.gov)
  • IGlu was not blocked by 100 microM picrotoxin or 1 microM strychnine, indicating that it was not caused by inhibitory input. (wikigenes.org)
  • Strychnine application further reduced PSCs, indicating glycinergic, inhibitory inputs. (nih.gov)
  • Palmer's lawyers showed that Taylor had no direct knowledge of the effects of strychnine on humans, having only observed the effects of strychnine on ten rabbits in an experiment performed more than twenty years earlier. (nih.gov)
  • 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)
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  • Strychnine had variable, and mostly small, effects on evoked responses. (erowid.org)
  • It is concluded that the effects of delta-9-THC and mescaline on these responses in polysensory cortex are similar to those of certain convulsants but are unlike those of depressants or of amphetamine, levarterenol, lysergic acid diethylamide, phencyclidine or strychnine. (erowid.org)
  • Strychnine is then formed by a facile addition of the amine with the carboxylic acid or its activated CoA thioester, followed by ring-closure via displacement of an activated alcohol. (wikipedia.org)
  • Uncommonly, strychnine is found mixed with "street" drugs such as LSD, heroin, and cocaine. (cdc.gov)
  • When Emily's sudden heart attack is found to be attributable to strychnine, Hastings recruits an old friend, now retired, to aid in the local investigation. (toledolibrary.org)
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  • Following contamination of food with strychnine, you could be exposed by eating the contaminated food. (cdc.gov)
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  • 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)
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  • In reforested areas, underground strychnine baiting to control pocket gophers (Thomomys mazama) poses a hazard to golden mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) and yellow pine chipmunks (Eutamias amoenus). (usu.edu)
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  • Ratatouille Strychnine- sometimes she's a friend of mine, With her gigantic whirlpool that will blow your mind. (aforumfree.com)