Time-course changes of acetylcholinesterase activity in blood and some tissues in rats after intoxication by Russian VX

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 356-360

  Karasova, Jana Zdarova ^a   Bajgar, Jiri ^a   Jun, Daniel ^b   Pavlikova, Ruzena ^a   Kuca, Kamil ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Nerve agent; Russian VX

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; RUSSIAN VX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; S (N,N DIETHYLAMINOETHYL) ISOBUTYL METHYLPHOSPHOTHIOLATE; S-(N,N-DIETHYLAMINOETHYL) ISOBUTYL METHYLPHOSPHOTHIOLATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTOXICATION; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DIAPHRAGM; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIVER; MALE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 74949099184     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12640-009-9102-5     Document Type: Article

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