Relationship between plasmatic levels of sarin and cholinesterase inhibition in rats exposed to sarin vapors

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Sevelova L ^a   Bajgar, J ^a   Bielavska M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF TOXICOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Blood; Brain; Butyrylcholinesterase; Inhalation intoxication; Plasmatic levels; Rats; Sarin

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; SARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; INTOXICATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; RAT; VAPOR;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SARIN;

EID: 2342572920     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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