Development of a Guinea Pig Model for Low-Dose, Long-Term Exposure to Organophosphorus Nerve Agents

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-194

  Atchison, Chessley R ^a   Sheridan, Robert E ^a   Duniho, Steven M ^a   Shih, Tsung Ming ^a  

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

Author keywords

Guinea Pig; Maximum Tolerated Dose; Organophosphorus Compounds; Sarin; Soman; VX

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; SARIN; SOMAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1942469599     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520490429166     Document Type: Article

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