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Background: Physical activity has two important therapeutic goals including providing health and prevention of secondary diseases for chemical victims. Identification of the effective factors on physical activity specifically factors... more
ijbms.mums.ac.ir Effect of selegiline on neural stem cells differentiation: a possible role for neurotrophic factors
Sulfur mustard (bis-2-(chloroethyl) sulfide) is a chemical warfare agent (military code: HD) causing extensive skin injury. The mechanisms underlying HD-induced skin damage are not fully elucidated. This review will critically evaluate... more
Pulmonary complications are known to occur in over half of the patients exposed to sulfur mustard (SM). Chemical weapons of mass destruction (WMD) including SM were used by Iraq during Iran-Iraq war between 1983 and 1989. We undertook... more
Sulfur mustard (SM) is a potent vesicant, known for its ability to cause incapacitation and prolonged injuries to the eyes, skin and respiratory system. The toxic ocular events following sulfur mustard exposure are characterized by... more
The chemical warfare agents sulfur mustard (SM) and nitrogen mustards (HN-1, HN-2, and HN-3) are highly reactive vesicants. The study was planned to investigate the protective efficacy of amifostine, DRDE-07 and their analogues, and few... more
With an aim to probe some of the safe and commercially available nonsulfur chemicals as simulants of sulfur mustard for testing of protective materials, the sorption of bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (2-CEE), 1,6-dichlorohexane,... more
For approximately thirty years, the facilities at Rocky Mountain Arsenal were used for producing, packaging, and shipping sulfur- and phosphorus-containing mustard, Sarin, and pesticides. Degradation and manufacturing by-products related... more