Nerve gas

Introduction: Nerve gas

Description of Nerve gas

Nerve gas: encompass compounds that have the capacity to inactivate the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE); divided into 2 families, the G agents and the V agents; G agents (tabun, sarin, soman cyclosarin) are volatile compounds that pose mainly an inhalation hazard; V agents (VX, VE, VG, VM, V-gas) are persistent and remain on surfaces for long periods, the consistency of V agents is oily, thus mainly pose a contact hazard.
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Nerve gas: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Nerve gas:

• Nerve
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Nerve disease
• Nerve disorder
• Nerve problem (9132 causes)
• Nerve pain
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• Gas disease
• Gas disorder
• Gas pain

Terms associated with Nerve gas:

Broader terms for Nerve gas

• neurotoxin

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The term Nerve gas can be used for:

• cyclosarin
• O,O-diethyl-S-[2(diethylamino)ethyl]phosphorothioate
• O-ethyl-S-[2(diethylamino)ethyl]ethylphosphonothioate
• O-ethyl-S-[2(diethylamino)ethyl]methylphosphonothioate
• O-ethyl-S-[2(diisopropylamino)ethyl]methylphosphonothioate
• sarin
• soman
• tabun

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Nerve gas:

• bioterrorism /chemical warfare

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The description of Nerve gas may also be used for the following terms:

• nerve agent
• V-gas

Source: CRISP

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