Acute toxic effects of nerve agent VX on respiratory dynamics and functions following microinsillation inhalation exposure in guinea pigs

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-302

  Rezk, Peter E ^a   Graham, Jacob R ^a   Moran, Theodore S ^b   Gordon, Richard K ^a   Sciuto, Alfred M ^b   Doctor, Bhupendra P ^a   Nambiar, Madhusoodana P ^a,c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; GUINEA PIG; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG RESISTANCE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; GUINEA PIGS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 33847075454     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370601069398     Document Type: Article

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