ON THE MECHANISM OF RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS IN BOTULISM, TETANUS AND DIPHTHERIA

Abstract

Using the cross diaphragmatic phenomenon as an illustration, the authors demonstrated that respiratory paralysis in botulism was caused by depression of motor innervation function of respiratory muscles and not by the exclusion of the respiratory center activity. Disturbances of respiration in tetanus and diphtheria are due to another, more complicated mechanism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0675845

Entities

People

  • S. D. Mikhailova
  • V. V. Mikhailov

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actinomycetales Infections
  • Animals
  • Artificial Respiration
  • Botulism
  • Brain
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Processes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Inoculation
  • Intoxication
  • Motor Neurons
  • Muscles
  • Nerves
  • Respiration
  • Respiration Disorders
  • Rodents
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Spinal Cord

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Theoretical Analysis.