Effects of whole-body VX vapor exposure on lethality in rats

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1091-1099

  Benton, Bernard J ^a,c   McGuire, J M ^a   Sommerville, D R ^a   Dabisch, P A ^a   Jakubowski Jr , E M ^a   Matson, K L ^a   Mioduszewski, R J ^a   Thomson, S A ^a   Crouse, C L ^b  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c US Army Edgewood CB Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSARIN; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; SARIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; LD 50; LETHALITY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY; VAPOR;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SARIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33750043182     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370600945598     Document Type: Article

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