Organophosphorus compounds are extensively used worldwide as pesticides which cause
great hazards to human health. Nerve agents, a subcategory of the organophosphorus …

Despite the scientific advancements, organophosphate (OP) poisoning continues to be a
major threat to humans, accounting for nearly one million poisoning cases every year …

A-series agent A-234 belongs to a new generation of nerve agents. The poisoning of a
former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury, England, in March 2018 …

Abstract “Novichok” refers to a new group of nerve agents called the A-series agents. Their
existence came to light in 2018 after incidents in the UK and again in 2020 in Russia. They …

Novichoks represent the fourth generation of chemical warfare agents with paralytic and
convulsive effects, produced clandestinely during the Cold War by the Soviet Union. This …

Novichoks are a novel class of nerve agents (also referred to as the A-series) that were
employed in several poisonings over the last few years. This calls for the development of …

The first organophosphate intoxication cases that were published in Archives of Toxicology
were caused by parathion (E605), and a high acute toxicity of this chemical was noted, at a …

The emergence of Novichok agents, potent organophosphorus nerve agents, has spurred
the demand for advanced analytical methods and toxicity assessments as a result of their …

Novichok is the name given to the group of nerve agents created stealthily in the later
phases of the Cold War by the Soviet Union. Constitute the fourth generation of chemical …

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 …