Methyl parathion: An organophosphate insecticide not quite forgotten

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-67

  Jaga, Kushik ^a,b,d   Dharmani, Chandrabhan ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BLOOD TOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXPOSURE; FETOTOXICITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; METABOLITE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERU; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645930661     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2006.21.1.57     Document Type: Review

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