TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Acute voluntary intoxication by ricin
JO  - Human toxicology
A1  - Kopferschmitt, J.
A1  - Flesch, F.
A1  - Lugnier, A.
A1  - Sauder, P.
A1  - Jaeger, A.
A1  - Mantz, J. M.
SP  - 239
EP  - 242
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - 1 A 21-year-old student ingested thirty ricin seeds in a suicidal attempt, some of which were masticated. Three hours later he developed severe diarrhoea with vomiting and abdominal cramps, followed by extracellular dehydration and circulatory collapse. 2 Biological changes included haemoconcentration. He recovered following symptomatic treatment by infusion of saline and glucose solutions. 3 Ricin was quantified by a radioimmunologic method using Iodine 125, and showed that only a small part of the ricin contained in the seeds was absorbed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-5952
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -