Novichok Toxicology: A Review Study
Florica Voiţă-Mekereş, Cristian Delcea, Camelia Liana Buhaș, Veronica Ciocan
Abstract
One of the most important types of chemical weapons is nerve agents. In recent years, a group of the newest, most unknown, and at the same time the most common nerve agents known as Novichok has been used in terrorist attacks. It is necessary to become more familiar with the basic and clinical chemical and pharmacologic features of this group of nerve agents for all the employees of the medical group. In this article, while reviewing the history of development and production, chemical structure,
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ToxicologyBiologyPesticide Exposure and ToxicityCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentPlant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties