Health effects of exposure to low doses of nerve agent - A review of present knowledge

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 123-130

  Moore, David H ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; NERVE GAS; SARIN; SOMAN; TABUN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MYOPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 0032461263     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480549809007406     Document Type: Review

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