Blaptica dubia as sentinels for exposure to chemical warfare agents - a pilot study
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- 作者：Franz Worek
- 关键词：Chemical warfare agents ; Nerve agents ; Blister agents ; Cockroach ; Detection ; Biodetector
- 刊名：Toxicology Letters
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：16 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：262
- 期：Complete
- 页码：12-16
- 全文大小：476 K
文摘
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- <p id="par0005">Detection of chemical warfare agent dissemination is a key for effective countermeasures.p>
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- <p id="par0010">Available technical detection systems still have major limitations.p>
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- <p id="par0015">A pilot study was initiated to determine whether cockroaches could serve as a warning system against chemical warfare agents.p>
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- <p id="par0020">Exposure of cockroaches to nerve and blister agents resulted in clearly visible signs.p>
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- <p id="par0025">This first pilot study indicates that cockroaches could serve as a warning system to exposure of chemical warfare agents.p>