Nerve agents are similar to organophosphate pesticides ...

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Nerve agents are similar to organophosphate pesticides in their mechanism of action and symptomology. They phosphorylate and inactivate the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. As a result, with no enzyme to break it down, acetylcholine accumulates in the synapse and continues to exert its downstream effects.

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