Cholinesterase activity, pesticide exposure and health impact in a population exposed to organophosphates

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 833-842

  Jintana, Sirivarasai ^a   Sming, Kaojarern ^a   Krongtong, Yoovathaworn ^a   Thanyachai, Sura ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Exposure; Organophosphate; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DICHLORVOS; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; MALATHION; MEVINPHOS; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARATHION; PARATHION METHYL; PHENYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID O ETHYL O (4 NITROPHENYL) ESTER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORODIMETHOATE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NAUSEA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SHORT TERM EXPOSURE; THAILAND;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649321640     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0422-9     Document Type: Article

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