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Book Detail
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Chemical Warfare Agents:
Toxicity at Low Levels
Somani, Satu M.
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Affiliation: Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine Dimensions: 9.5 x 1.1 x 6.4 in
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Synopsis:
The book discusses the toxicities of chemical agents at low-levels. It focuses on the effects on military personnel after exposure to low le vels of sarin - a chemical suspected to have been present during the G ulf War. It also covers factors such as stress, surrounding, and other chemicals that can enhance or decrease the toxicity of chemical warfa re or protective agents. It discusses the effects of stress on the blo od-brain permeability of pyrodostigmine and polar compounds, and descr ibes how circulating scavenger enzymes or enzymes covalently bound to sponges can detoxify chemical agents.
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