Protection of guinea pigs against soman poisoning by pretreatment with p-nitrophenyl phosphoramidates

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 444-450

  Langenberg, Jan P ^a   De Jong, Leo P A ^a   Benschop, Hendrik P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; PHOSPHORAMIDIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOMAN;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GUINEA PIG; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETHALITY; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030273102     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.0241     Document Type: Article

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