Acta Med. 2005, 48: 81-86

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.36

A Comparison of the Potency of the Oxime HLö-7 and Currently Used Oximes (HI-6, Pralidoxime, Obidoxime) to Reactivate Nerve Agent-Inhibited Rat Brain Acetylcholinesterase by in vitro Methods

Kamil Kuča, Jiří Cabal, Jiří Kassa, Daniel Jun, Martina Hrabinová

University of Defence in Brno, Faculty of Military Health Sciences in Hradec Králové, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received December 1, 2004
Accepted May 1, 2005

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