Chemical warfare agents

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-122

  Chauhan, S ^a,b   D'Cruz, R ^f   Faruqi, S ^c   Singh, K K ^d   Varma, S ^e   Singh, M ^a   Karthik, V ^e  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^c PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^e POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^f MDC   (India)

Author keywords

Asphyxiants; Blister agents; Choking agents; Nerve agents

Indexed keywords

ARSINE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHLORINE; CHLORMETHINE; CHLOROPICRIN; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; LEWISITE; MUSTARD GAS; NERVE GAS; PHOSGENE;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA ALKYLATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LC 50; LUNG TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TOXICITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 47849120879     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.03.003     Document Type: Review

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