Vacor

Vacor is a rodenticide that has been on the market since 1975. After four years, it was withdrawn from sale due to significant toxicity. In survivors, intoxication led to the destruction of β-cells of the pancreas, and thus to diabetes mellitus ^[1]^[2].

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↑ MAYFIELD, J. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus: new criteria. Am Fam Physician [online]. 1998, vol. 58, no. 6, p. 1355-62, 1369-70, Available from <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9803200>. ISSN 0002-838X.
↑ PETERS, KS – TONG, TG – KUTZ, K. Diabetes mellitus and orthostatic hypotension resulting from ingestion of Vacor rat poison: endocrine and autonomic function studies. West J Med [online]. 1981, vol. 134, no. 1, p. 65-8, Available from <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1272465/>. ISSN 0093-0415.

[1] MAYFIELD, J. Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus: new criteria. Am Fam Physician [online]. 1998, vol. 58, no. 6, p. 1355-62, 1369-70, Available from <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9803200>. ISSN 0002-838X.

[2] PETERS, KS – TONG, TG – KUTZ, K. Diabetes mellitus and orthostatic hypotension resulting from ingestion of Vacor rat poison: endocrine and autonomic function studies. West J Med [online]. 1981, vol. 134, no. 1, p. 65-8, Available from <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1272465/>. ISSN 0093-0415.

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