Salivary acetylcholinesterase as a biomarker for organophosphate exposure

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-122

  Ng, Vivian ^a   Koh, David ^a   Wee, Andrew ^a   Chia, Sin Eng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Blood; Organophosphate exposure; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLINICAL ENZYME TESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; PESTICIDES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449221013     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn164     Document Type: Article

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