Acute sarin exposure causes differential regulation of choline acetyltransferase, acetylcholinesterase, and acetylcholine receptors in the central nervous system of the rat

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 112-120

  Khan, W A ^a   Dechkovskaia, A M ^a   Herrick, E A ^a   Jones, K H ^a   Abou Donia, M B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Choline acetyltransferase; Gulf War; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor; Neurotoxicity; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Sarin

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; N [2 [2 (DIPROPYLAMINOMETHYL) 1 PIPERIDYL]ETHYL] 5,11 DIHYDRO 6 OXO 6H PYRIDO[2,3 B][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 11 CARBOXAMIDE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; LD 50; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RAT;

EID: 0033864524     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/57.1.112     Document Type: Article

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