Acta Med. 2003, 46: 101-107

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.15

A Comparison of the Neuroprotective Efficacy of Pharmacological Pretreatment and Antidotal Treatment in Soman-Poisoned Rats

Jiří Kassaa, Gabriela Krejčováa, Ivan Samnalievb

aPurkyně Military Medical Academy in Hradec Králové, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bMilitary Medical Academy in Sofia, Department of Experimental Toxicology, Sofia, Bulgaria

Received February 1, 2003
Accepted May 1, 2003

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