Gender differences in activities of mouse esterase and sensitivities to DFP and sarin toxicity

General Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-335

  Tuovinen, Kai ^a   Kaliste Korhonen, Eila ^a   Hänninen, Osmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

DFP; Gender differences; Intoxication; Sarin

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; DYFLOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SARIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; ESTERASES; FEMALE; ISOFLUROPHATE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SARIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030793924     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00485-5     Document Type: Article

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