Agen saraf
Agen saraf, terkadang juga disebut gas saraf, adalah sebuah kelas kimia organik yang menghambat mekanisme transfer pesan saraf kepada organ. Hambatan tersebut disebabkan oleh penghambatan acetylcholinesterase, sebuah enzim yang memecah acetylcholine, sebuah neurotransmitter.
Pranala luar sunting
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- History Note: The CWS Effort to Obtain German Chemical Weapons for Retaliation Against Japan CBIAC Newsletter
- AChE inhibitors and substrates – 2wfz, 2wg0, 2wg1, 1som in Proteopedia