Mustard gas inhalation injury: Therapeutic strategy

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 271-281

  Keyser, Brian M ^a   Andres, Devon K ^a   Holmes, Wesley W ^a   Paradiso, Danielle ^a   Appell, Ashley ^a   Letukas, Valerie A ^a   Benton, Betty ^a   Clark, Offie E ^a   Gao, Xiugong ^b   Ray, Prabhati ^b   Anderson, Dana R ^a   Ray, Radharaman ^a  

^a US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory; antioxidants; apoptosis; inhalation; protease; sulfur mustard

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ANTIOXIDANT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; MUSTARD GAS; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DRUG EFFECTS; GAS POISONING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIDOTES; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GAS POISONING; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSTARD GAS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 84905571950     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581814532959     Document Type: Review

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