(-)-Phenserine attenuates soman-induced neuropathology.

Organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents are deadly chemical weapons that pose an alarming threat to military and civilian populations. The irreversible inhibition of the critical cholinergic degradative enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) by OP nerve agents leads to cholinergic crisis. Resulting excessive...

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Main Authors: Jun Chen, Hongna Pan, Cynthia Chen, Wei Wu, Kevin Iskandar, Jeffrey He, Tetsade Piermartiri, David M Jacobowitz, Qian-Sheng Yu, John H McDonough, Nigel H Greig, Ann M Marini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4067273?pdf=render