Hormone-dependence of sarin lethality in rats: Sex differences and stage of the estrous cycle

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 287, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 253-257

  Smith, Carl D ^a   Wright, Linnzi K M ^a   Garcia, Gregory E ^a   Lee, Robyn B ^a   Lumley, Lucille A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; LD50; Nerve agents; Sarin; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; ESTERASE; SARIN; SEX HORMONE; ACHE PROTEIN, RAT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL ANCHORED PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; LD50; LETHALITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROESTRUS; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; OVARIECTOMY; PROTECTION; RISK FACTOR; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

RATTUS; RODENTIA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; OVARIECTOMY; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RISK FACTORS; SARIN; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84939568040     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2015.06.010     Document Type: Article

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