Chemical Warfare Agents : Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, Second Edition.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : James A Romano Jr
- ناشر : Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9781420046625
Description
Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Brief History and Use of Chemical Warfare Agents in Warfare and Terrorism; Chapter 2. Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents; Chapter 3. Chemical Warfare Agent Threat to Drinking Water; Chapter 4. Health Effects of Low-Level Exposure to Nerve Agents; Chapter 5. Toxicokinetics of Nerve Agents; Chapter 6. Application of Genomic, Proteomic, and Metabolomic Technologies to the Development of Countermeasures against Chemical Warfare Agents. Chapter 7. Novel Approaches to Medical Protection against Chemical Warfare Nerve AgentsChapter 8. Nerve Agent Bioscavengers: Progress in Development of a New Mode of Protection against Organophosphorus Exposure; Chapter 9. Butyrylcholinesterase and Its Synthetic C-Terminal Peptide Confer In Vitro Suppression of Amyloid Fibril Formation; Chapter 10. Novel Medical Countermeasure for Organophosphorus Intoxication: Connection to Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia; Chapter 11. Inhala.
Research related to chemical warfare agents has expanded exponentially. This book provides the research in this area, including gene expression, plant produced protection, bioscavengers, and short and long term health effects (both psychological and neurological). It discusses emergency medical responses to terrorist attacks.
