Biomarkers of low-level exposure to soman vapor: Comparison of fluoride regeneration to acetylcholinesterase inhibition

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-156

  Dabisch, P A ^a   Davis, E A ^a   Renner, J A ^a   Jakubowski, E M ^a   Mioduszewski, R J ^a   Thomson, S A ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE ION; SOMAN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME REACTIVATORS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SOMAN; VOLATILIZATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 38849097646     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370701821300     Document Type: Article

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