Bioterrorism: Toxins as weapons

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-129

  Anderson, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

CBRNE; emergency preparedness; homeland security; toxicology; toxin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; AFLATOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRIGENS EPSILSON TOXIN; CONOTOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; NICOTINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; RICIN; SAXITOXIN; SHIGATOXIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; TOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS; PARALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860132654     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190012442351     Document Type: Article

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