Pyridostigmine bromide and Gulf War syndrome.

doi:10.1016/s0306-9877(98)90081-0

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Pyridostigmine bromide and Gulf War syndrome.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Sept 1998

Shen Z X

Abstract excerpt

Gulf War Syndrome has become a growing concern of US government, military Gulf war veterans and their families. It is suggested that research on genotype/phenotype of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase may help to discover the role of pyridostigmine bromide in the cause of Gulf War Sy...

Topics

Acetylcholinesterase
Administration, Oral
Butyrylcholinesterase
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Gas Poisoning
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Inactivation, Metabolic
Models, Biological
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Pyridostigmine Bromide

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