Nerve agents: what they are, how they work, how to counter them - Costanzi S, Machado JH, Mitchell M.

Nerve agents are organophosphorus chemical warfare agents that exert their action through the irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, with a consequent overstimulation of cholinergic transmission followed by its shutdown. Beyond warfare, they have...

Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news