The dose-response effects of repeated subacute sarin exposure on guinea pigs

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 835-845

  Hulet, S W ^a   McDonough, J H ^a   Shih, T M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; Functional observational battery; Nerve agents; Organophosphate; Sarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; SARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; GAIT; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REFLEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; EXPOSURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HABITUATION; LD 50; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTES; GAIT; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; REFLEX; SARIN; ANIMAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 0035991281     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(02)00761-X     Document Type: Article

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