NERVE AGENT at Chemical Glossary

What is it? A highly toxic and potentially lethal organophosphorus compound that affects the nervous system by inhibiting the enzyme that aids the transmission of nerve impulses. Just one drop of a nerve agent absorbed through the skin can cause death. Nerve agents a

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