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Non cholinergic toxicity of Sarin.
Sarin attacks occurred both in Matsumoto and in Tokyo in 1994-1995; more than 15 people died because of such attacks. The acute toxic effect of Sarin nerve gas (organophosphorus: OP) produces miotic pupils as well as reduced cholinesterase (ChE) activities, which are nicotinic and muscarinic signs. A cholinergic sign may not be the sole mechanism of OP toxicity. Suzuki et al (1) described the f...
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Chemical agents have been used previously in wartime on numerous occasions, from World War I to the Gulf War. In 1994 and 1995, sarin nerve gas was used first in peacetime as a weapon of terrorism in Japan. The Tokyo subway sarin attack was the first large-scale disaster caused by nerve gas. A religious cult released sarin gas into subway commuter trains during morning rush hour. Twelve passeng...
متن کاملSarin poisoning of a rescue team in the Matsumoto sarin incident in Japan.
OBJECTIVES A nerve agent sarin (isopropyl methyl phosphonofluoridate) was released in Matsumoto city, Japan, on 27 June 1994. About 600 people were affected by the sarin, including seven who died. Fifty two rescuers engaged in helping the victims and 18 were affected. The aim was to investigate how the rescuers were affected by sarin. METHODS Health examinations and a questionnaire survey wer...
متن کاملClinical manifestations of sarin nerve gas exposure.
CHEMICAL WARFARE HAS EXisted for millennia. As far back as 1000 BC, the Chinese used arsenical smoke as a weapon. In the last century, chemical agents have been used in warfare on numerous occasions, from World War I to the Iran-Iraq conflict. The world remains vulnerable to the deliberate use of chemical agents as weapons of mass destruction. Chemical attacks can be delivered with almost any t...
متن کاملQuantitative proteomic analysis of the brainstem following lethal sarin exposure
The brainstem represents a major tissue area affected by sarin organophosphate poisoning due to its function in respiratory and cardiovascular control. While the acute toxic effects of sarin on brainstem-related responses are relatively unknown, other brain areas e.g., cortex or cerebellum, have been studied more extensively. The study objective was to analyze the guinea pig brainstem toxicolog...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.6.431-c