Evaluation of CC-2 as a decontaminant at various time intervals against topically applied sulphur mustard in mice

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-231

  Reddy, P M K ^a,c   Dubey, D K ^b   Kumar, Pravin ^a   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a  

^a Div of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (India)

^b Division of Synthetic Chemistry   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

CC 2; decontamination; Fuller's earth; mice; ointment; sulphur mustard

Indexed keywords

1,3 DICHLORO 1,3 BIS(2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENYL)UREA; ALUMINUM SILICATE; FULLER EARTH; MUSTARD GAS; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE; WHITE PETROLATUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; RABBIT; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN IRRITATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030463620     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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