Clinical Effects of Low-Level Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents in Mice and Chickens

Henderson JD; Spencer PS; Wilson BW

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Clinical Effects of Low-Level Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents in Mice and Chickens

1998/01/01
By Henderson JD ; Spencer PS ; Wilson BW

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Personal Author:

Henderson JD ; Spencer PS ; Wilson BW
Description:

Concerns that chemical warfare (CW) agents themselves or in combination with other chemicals may cause long-term damage to nerve and muscle are reviewed and discussed. Experiments on mice and hens underway with agent GA and pyridostigmine bromide (PB) and their effects (either separately or together) are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Animals Chemical Warfare Agents Environmental Monitoring Farmers Insecticides Laboratories Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Organophosphates Safety
Keywords:

Animal-studies Chemical-warfare-agents Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Laboratory-animals Muscles Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nerve-damage Organo-phosphorus-pesticides Pesticides
ISSN:

0148-0545
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

California ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

183-190
Volume:

21
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:20032803
Citation:

Drug Chem Toxicol 1998 Jan; 21(Suppl 1):183-190
Contact Point Address:

BW Wilson, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, USA
Federal Fiscal Year:

1998
Performing Organization:

University of California - Davis
Peer Reviewed:

True
Start Date:

19900930
Source Full Name:

Drug and Chemical Toxicology
Supplement:

1
End Date:

20020929
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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