The present approaches to the development of prophylactic and therapeutic antidotes against nerve agents

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-21

  Kassa, Jiří ^a   Bajgar, Jiří ^a   Musílek, Kamil ^a   Karasová, Jana ^a   Kuča, Kamil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

acetylcholinesterase; antidote; nerve agent; organophosphates; prophylaxis; therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355165438     PISSN: 13376853     EISSN: 13379569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10102-010-0026-y     Document Type: Article

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