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Nerve agent
Nerve agents
are a class of
phosphorus
-containing
organic chemicals
(
organophosphates
) that disrupt the mechanism by which nerves transfer messages to organs. The disruption is caused by blocking
acetylcholinesterase
, an
enzyme
that catalyzes the breakdown of
acetylcholine
, a
neurotransmitter
.
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