Nerve gas antidotes

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-

  Smythies, John ^a,b   Golomb, Beatrice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NERVE GAS; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SARIN; SOMAN;

BIOACCUMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DEPOLARIZATION; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 1642471708     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.1.32     Document Type: Short Survey

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