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nerve agent
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class of organophosphates; classified as weapons of mass destruction
Research
57,885 papers- Organophosphorus nerve agent poisoning: managing the poisoned patient.British journal of anaesthesia · 2019
- Human butyrylcholinesterase efficacy against nerve agent exposure.Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology · 2017
- Use of a Nerve Agent Antidote-Dosing Tool for Mass Casualty Incident Emergency Preparedness.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2023
- Diagnostics and treatment of nerve agent poisoning-current status and future developments.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2020
- Novichok nerve agent poisoning.Lancet (London, England) · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
Nerve agents act in the neuromuscular junction. Sarin (red) inhibits the function of acetylcholinesterase (yellow), preventing breakdown of acetylcholine (blue). Acetylcholine buildup causes continuous nerve impulses.
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