Do carbamates cause polyneuropathy?

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-502

  Lotti, Marcello ^a   Moretto, Angelo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbamates; Cholinergic; Peripheral neuropathy; Pesticides; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CARBAMIC ACID ESTER; NEUROTOXIC ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CARBAMOYLATION; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; HUMAN; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; CARBOFURAN; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CHICKENS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749409827     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20620     Document Type: Article

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