Our recent experiences with sarin poisoning cases in Japan and pesticide users with references to some selected chemicals

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 364-373

  Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Micronuclei assay; Neurobehavioral effects; Oxidative stress; Pesticides; Sarin

Indexed keywords

DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; NICOTINE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; SARIN;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOBACCO;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL TERRORISM; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; COGNITION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PESTICIDES; SARIN; THIOCARBAMATES; TIME FACTORS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34249813406     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.04.006     Document Type: Article

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