Is plasma β-glucuronidase a novel human biomarker for monitoring anticholinesterase pesticides exposure? A Malaysian experience

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 219, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 210-216

  Inayat Hussain, Salmaan H ^a,c   Lubis, Syarif Husin ^b   Sakian, Noor Ibrahim Mohamed ^c   Ghazali, Ahmad Rohi ^c   Ali, Noor Suhailah ^c   el Sersi, Magdi ^b   Toong, Lee Mun ^b   Zainal, Awang Mat ^b   Hashim, Suhaimi ^b   Ghazali, Mohd Shariman ^b   Saidin, Mohd Nazri ^b   Rahman, Ab Razak Ab ^c   Rafaai, Mohd Jamil Mohd ^c   Omar, Sollahudin ^c   Rapiai, Rafiah ^c   Othman, Radziah ^c   Chan, Lee Tiong ^d   Johari, Amran ^d   Soon, Wong Hing ^e   Salleh, Abdul Rahim ^e   Satoh, Tetsuo ^f   more..

^a Melaka Institute of Biotechnology   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital   (Malaysia)

^e Muda Agriculture Development Authority (MADA)   (Malaysia)

^f CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glucuronidase; Anticholinesterase; Cholinesterase; Organophosphates

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDASE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES;

EID: 33847266715     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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