Low-Dose Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agent May Result in Long-Term Heart Damage

Low-Dose Exposure to Chemical Warfare Agent May Result in Long-Term Heart Damage
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101013164705.htm

"New research has found that the pattern of heart dysfunction with sarin exposure in mice resembles that seen in humans. Sarin is a chemical warfare agent belonging to class of compounds called organophosphates -- the basis for insecticides, herbicides and nerve agents. As an inhibitor of the nervous system enzyme acetylcholinesterase, sarin can cause convulsions, stoppage of breathing and death."