Neuroprotective effects of currently used antidotes in tabun-poisoned rats

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 258-264

  Kassa, Jiří ^a   Krejèová, Gabriela ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF TOXICOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; OBIDOXIME; OXIME DERIVATIVE; POISON; PRALIDOXIME; TABUN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPOSURE; INTOXICATION; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ATROPINE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBIDOXIME CHLORIDE; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PRALIDOXIME COMPOUNDS; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038378860     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2003.920602.x     Document Type: Article

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