Monitoring of plasma butyrylcholinesterase activity and hematological parameters in pesticide sprayers

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Rastogi, S ^a   Singh, Vipul ^a   Kesavachandran, C ^a   Jyoti, ^a   Siddiqui, M K J ^a   Mathur, N ^a   Bharti, R ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Hematological parameters; Pesticide sprayers; Plasma butyrylcholinesterase3

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD LEVEL; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE BURNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INDIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PRURITUS; SKIN IRRITATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 44349157909     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.40813     Document Type: Article

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