Accession Number:

ADP013422

Title:

Biochemical Effects of Topical Application and Decontamination of T-2 Toxin in Rats

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY BELGRADE (YUGOSLAVIA) NATIONAL POISON CONTROL

Personal Author(s):

• Jovanovic, Djordje
• Milovanovic, Zoran A.
• Jacevic, Vesna
• Bocarov-Stancic, Aleksandra
• Kilibarda, Vesna

Report Date:

2001-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

6.0

Abstract:

T-2 toxin is a mycotoxin - a natural product of Fusarium Fungi. It was used in the Indochina as a chemical warfare agent and certainly has a terrorist dimension. It is very complicated to treat currently the best antidotes are corticosteroid hormones, compounds with significant adverse effects. These properties make T-2 toxin a very dangerous potential terrorist agent. This research describes our research in decontaminating T-2 on skin.

Descriptors:

• *CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
• DECONTAMINATION
• BIOCHEMISTRY
• FUNGI
• ANTIDOTES
• TERRORISM
• SKIN(ANATOMY)
• SOUTHEAST ASIA
• YUGOSLAVIA
• CORTICOSTEROID AGENTS
• MYCOTOXINS

Subject Categories:

• Biochemistry
• Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE