Comparative evaluation of benzodiazepines for control of soman-induced seizures

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 473-478

  McDonough Jr , John H ^a   McMonagle, Joseph ^a   Copeland, Tracy ^a   Zoeffel, Dean ^a   Shih, Tsung Ming ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant; Benzodiazepine; Nerve agent; Seizure; Soman

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; AVIZAFONE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LOPRAZOLAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SOMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CONVULSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; SEIZURES; SOMAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033404731     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002040050637     Document Type: Article

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