Acta Med. 2001, 44: 93-96

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.91

Long Term Effects of Low-Level Sarin Inhalation Exposure on the Spatial Memory of Rats in a T-Maze

Jiří Kassa, Marie Koupilová, Josef Vachek

Purkyně Military Medical Academy in Hradec Králové, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received May 1, 2001
Accepted November 1, 2001

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