Environmental toxicology and health effects associated with methyl parathion exposure - A scientific review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 430-441

  Edwards, Falicia L ^a   Tchounwou, Paul B ^a  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Genotoxicity; Health effects; Methyl parathion; Neurotoxicity; Systemic toxicity; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONFUSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENOTOXICITY; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERSALIVATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; REVIEW; TOXICOKINETICS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33947408199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005030007     Document Type: Review

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