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I INTRODUCTION, HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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3 | (4) |
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2 Historical Perspective of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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7 | (10) |
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3 Global Impact of Chemical Warfare Agents Used Before and After 1945 |
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17 | (10) |
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4 The Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack: Acute and Delayed Health Effects in Survivors |
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27 | (10) |
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5 Early and Delayed Effects of Sulfur Mustard in Iranian Veterans After the Iraq--Iran Conflict |
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37 | (10) |
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6 Epidemiology of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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47 | (8) |
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7 Chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism: A Threat Analysis |
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55 | (14) |
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II Agents That Can Be Used As Weapons Of Mass Destruction |
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69 | (18) |
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9 Organophosphate Nerve Agents |
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87 | (24) |
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111 | (20) |
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131 | (20) |
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12 Psychotomimetic Agent BZ (3-Quinuclidinyl Benzilate) |
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151 | (8) |
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13 Neurological Effects and Mechanisms of Blast Overpressure Injury |
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159 | (8) |
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167 | (4) |
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15 Arsenicals: Toxicity, Their Use as Chemical Warfare Agents, and Possible Remedial Measures |
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171 | (22) |
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193 | (22) |
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215 | (8) |
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223 | (16) |
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19 PCBs, Dioxins and Furans: Human Exposure and Health Effects |
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239 | (10) |
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20 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Implications for Developmental, Molecular, and Behavioral Neurotoxicity |
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249 | (18) |
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21 Carbon Monoxide: From Public Health Risk to Painless Killer |
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267 | (20) |
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22 Methyl Isocyanate: The Bhopal Gas |
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287 | (14) |
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23 Cyanide Toxicity and its Treatment |
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301 | (14) |
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315 | (12) |
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327 | (10) |
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26 Other Toxic Chemicals as Potential Chemical Warfare Agents |
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337 | (10) |
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347 | (14) |
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361 | (26) |
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387 | (24) |
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30 Onchidal and Fasciculins |
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411 | (10) |
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Maria Rosa Martinez-Larranaga |
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31 Cyanobacterial (Blue-Green Algae) Toxins |
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421 | (10) |
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32 Radiation and Health Effects |
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431 | (16) |
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447 | (16) |
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III Target Organ Toxicity |
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34 Chemical Warfare Agents and the Nervous System |
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463 | (14) |
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35 Behavioral Toxicity of Nerve Agents |
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477 | (12) |
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36 The Respiratory Toxicity of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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489 | (30) |
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37 Cardiovascular System as a Target of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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519 | (16) |
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38 Ocular Toxicity of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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535 | (22) |
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39 Dermal Toxicity of Sulfur Mustard |
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557 | (20) |
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577 | (22) |
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41 Reproductive Toxicity and Endocrine Disruption of Potential Chemical Warfare Agents |
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599 | (16) |
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42 Liver Toxicity of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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615 | (12) |
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627 | (12) |
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44 The Immune System as a Target for Chemical Warfare Agents |
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639 | (18) |
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45 Alternative Animal Toxicity Testing of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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657 | (20) |
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46 Genomics and Proteomics in Brain Complexity in Relation to Chemically Induced PTSD |
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677 | (14) |
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47 Clinical and Cellular Aspects of Traumatic Brain Injury |
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691 | (18) |
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48 Excitotoxicity, Oxidative Stress, and Neuronal Injury |
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709 | (16) |
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49 Blood---Brain Barrier Damage and Dysfunction by Chemical Toxicity |
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725 | (16) |
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50 Neuropathologic Effects of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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741 | (10) |
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51 The Effects of Organophosphates in the Early Stages of Human Muscle Regeneration |
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751 | (10) |
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52 Cholinesterase Inhibitors: From Molecular Mechanisms of Action to Current and Future Prospects |
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761 | (20) |
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V Risks To Animals And Wildlife |
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53 Potential Agents That Can Cause Contamination of Animal Feedstuffs and Terror |
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781 | (10) |
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54 Chemical Warfare Agents and Risks to Animal Health |
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791 | (18) |
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55 Threats to Wildlife by Chemical and Warfare Agents |
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809 | (8) |
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VI Toxicokinetics, Toxicodynamics And Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetics |
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56 Toxicokinetic Aspects of Nerve Agents and Vesicants |
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817 | (40) |
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57 Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of DFP |
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857 | (18) |
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58 Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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875 | (8) |
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59 Biotransformation of Warfare Nerve Agents |
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883 | (14) |
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VII Analytical Methods, Biosensors And Biomarkers |
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60 On-Site Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents |
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897 | (18) |
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61 Laboratory Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents, Adducts, and Metabolites in Biomedical Samples |
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915 | (10) |
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62 Biosensors for the Detection of OP Nerve Agents |
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925 | (10) |
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63 Neuropathy Target Esterase as a Biomarker and Biosensor of Delayed Neuropathic Agents |
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935 | (18) |
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64 Biomarkers of Exposure to Organophosphorus Poisons: A New Motif for Covalent Binding to Tyrosine in Proteins That Have No Active Site Serine |
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953 | (14) |
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65 Monitoring of Blood Cholinesterase Activity in Workers Exposed to Nerve Agents |
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967 | (12) |
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VIII Prophylactic, Therapeutic And Countermeasures |
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66 Pharmacological Prophylaxis Against Nerve Agent Poisoning: Experimental Studies and Practical Implications |
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979 | (10) |
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67 Prophylactic and Therapeutic Measures in Nerve Agents Poisoning |
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989 | (14) |
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68 Medical Management of Chemical Toxicity in Pediatrics |
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1003 | (32) |
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69 Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Countermeasures to Nerve Agents |
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1035 | (14) |
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70 Strategies to Enhance Medical Countermeasures After the Use of Chemical Warfare Agents on Civilians |
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1049 | (8) |
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71 Pyridinium Oximes in the Treatment of Poisoning with Organophosphorus Compounds |
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1057 | (14) |
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72 Novel Cholinesterase Reactivators |
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1071 | (18) |
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73 Paraoxonase (PON1) and Detoxication of Nerve Agents |
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1089 | (10) |
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74 The Role of Carboxylesterases in Therapeutic Intervention of Nerve Gases Poisoning |
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1099 | (8) |
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75 Catalytic Bioscavengers: The New Generation of Bioscavenger-Based Medical Countermeasures |
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1107 | (20) |
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IX Decontamination And Detoxification |
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76 Rapid Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents from the Skin |
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1127 | (14) |
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