Assessment of thyroid function in pesticide formulators

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 497-501

  Zaidi, S Sa ^a   Bhatnagar, V K ^a   Gandhi, S J ^a   Shah, M P ^a   Kulkarni, P K ^a   Saiyed, H N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Formulators; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Pesticides; Radioimmunoassay; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; ENDOSULFAN; FENVALERATE; LINDANE; LIOTHYRONINE; MONOCROTOPHOS; PARATHION; PESTICIDE; PHORATE; QUINALPHOS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIQUID; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0034491058     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032700677928536     Document Type: Article

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