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Research Article

New group of xylene linker-containing acetylcholinesterase reactivators as antidotes against the nerve agent cyclosarin

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Pages 515-519 | Received 26 Jan 2006, Accepted 01 Mar 2006, Published online: 04 Oct 2008

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