Inhalation toxicity in mice exposed to sarin (GB) for 20-720 min

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 459-467

  Bide, R W ^a   Risk, D J ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GB; Inhalation; Longer exposures; Mice; Nerve agents; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

NERVE GAS; SARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEATH; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HYPERSALIVATION; INHALATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TREMOR;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MICE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SARIN; TIME FACTORS;

HABER;

EID: 9644290814     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.998     Document Type: Article

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