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sarin (zärēn`), volatile liquid used as a nerve gas nerve gas, any of several poison gases intended for military use, e.g., tabun , sarin , soman , and VX . Nerve gases were first developed by Germany during World War II but were not used at that time. ..... Click the link for more information. . It boils at 147°C; but evaporates quickly at room temperature; its vapor is colorless and odorless. Chemically, sarin is fluoroisopropoxymethylphosphine oxide; it is more toxic than tabun tabun (tä`bən), liquid chemical compound used as a nerve gas . It boils at 240°C; with some decomposition. ..... Click the link for more information. or soman soman, colorless liquid used as a nerve gas . It boils at 167°C;, evolving an odorless vapor. It is rapidly absorbed through the skin; death may result within 15 min of exposure. In nonfatal concentrations it is hazardous to the eyes. ..... Click the link for more information. . Sarin acts by interfering with cholinesterase, a chemical that transmits impulses from one nerve cell to the next. A gas mask provides adequate protection against the vapor, but the liquid form can also be absorbed through the skin. Sarin was developed by the Nazis during World War II. In 1995 it was used by Aum Shinri Kyo, a Japanese religious sect, in a terrorist attack in the Tokyo subway, killing eight people and injuring thousands. |
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The researchers treated some of the animals with galantamine, exposed them to sarin or soman, and then gave them atropine, a drug that's used to reduce some symptoms of organophosphorus exposure. Cary Pope, Oklahoma State University, to study the differential toxicity of the organophosphorus pesticides chlorpyrifos and parathion, as well as the threat agents sarin and soman, and their inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and the accumulation of acetylcholine in a cannulated rat brain model The 11-member panel spent the past two years reviewing recent Studies Which suggest that veterans illnesses are neurological and apparently are linked to exposure to neurotoxins such as the nerve gas sarin, the anti-nerve gas drug pyridostigmine bromide, and pesticides that affect the nervous system. |
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