New method for retrospective detection of exposure to organophosphorus anticholinesterases: Application to alleged sarin victims of Japanese terrorists

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 156-161

  Polhuijs, Martine ^a   Langenberg, Jan P ^a   Benschop, Hendrik P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; FLUORIDE ION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME REACTIVATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JAPAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; SERUM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030884927     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8243     Document Type: Article

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