… These are the three key targets affected by expo¬ sure to sulfur mustard used as a chemical
warfare agent. Physicians familiar with other alkylating agents used in clinical medicine deal …

… The treatment of nerve agent poisoning requires constant attention by the medical
personnel.[23–26] Three drugs, … Some of the characteristics of blister agents are given in Table 2. …

… Increased activity of HMS results in increased proteinase activity that may play a role in
cellular damage and blister formation.l$ 49 Inhibitors of PADPRP have been shown to protect the …

… other countermeasures for blister and nerve agents, have … blister agent might also display
multithreat efficacy for the inflammatory pathogenesis of both classes of chemical warfare agent…

… should be removed quickly to minimize their deleterious health effect. There is no single …
the removal of toxic nerve and blister chemical warfare agents and their stimulants from solutions…

… This article will review the MTMC hypothesis for blister and nerve agents and … defense
against chemical terrorism. Terrorist threat agents include all classes of chemical warfare agents, …

… First used in World War I, chemical blistering agents present a serious medical threat that …
Current medical management cannot yet prevent or minimize injury from the principal agent of …

… of chemical warfare agents. The Tokyo sarin incident resulted in the first detailed report of
casualties from nerve agents in … The classical blister agent sulphur mustard- 2,2-di chloroethyl) …

… Interestingly, the appearance of the blisters reminded the Marines of images they had seen
during training sessions on chemical warfare. Fearing possible exposure to blistering agents, …

… a public health system that can respond to the deliberate release of chemical warfare agents
(… Vesicants, also known as blister agents, are chemicals that generally affect the skin and …