The reactivating and therapeutic efficacy of oximes to counteract Russian VX poisonings

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-401

  Kassa, Jiri ^a,b   Jun, Daniel ^a   Kuca, Kamil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; HI 6; Obidoxime; Pralidoxime; Reactivation; Russian VX

Indexed keywords

1 (4 CARBAMOYLPYRIDINIO) 1' (2 HYDROXYIMINOMETHYLPYRIDINIO)DIMETHYL ETHER; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATROPINE; O ISOBUTYL S (2 DIETHYLAMINOETHYL)METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOTE); OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; OXIME DERIVATIVE; PRALIDOXIME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTOXICATION; LD 50; LETHALITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ATROPINE; BRAIN; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OBIDOXIME CHLORIDE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIMES; PRALIDOXIME COMPOUNDS; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33748654623     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810600846971     Document Type: Article

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