Comparison of cholinergic and neuromuscular toxicity following acute exposure to Sarin and VX in rat

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 449-458

  Gupta, Ramesh C ^a   Patterson, Gary T ^a   Dettbarn, WOLF D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; MUSCLES; NECROSIS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SARIN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 77957180765     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/16.3.449     Document Type: Article

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