Table 3
Supersensitivity of AChE knockout mice to VX and DFP
AChE Genotype
AChE Activity
VX LD
50
DFP
μg/kg
2.5 mg/kg i.p.
AChE
+
/
+
100%
24
All lived (
n
= 8)
AChE
+
/−
50%
17
7 died, 8 lived
AChE−/−
0%
10–12
All died (
n
= 3)
DFP results are from Xie et al. (2000).