Toxicity and actual regulation of organophosphate pesticides

Toxin Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-254

  Kozawa, Kunihisa ^a   Aoyama, Yoshiko ^b   Mashimo, Seiji ^a   Kimura, Hirokazu ^a,c  

^a GUNMA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Aoyama Clinic   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase; Aerial spraying; Malathion; Neurotoxicity; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINE; DIELDRIN; DIMPYLATE; FENITROTHION; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; MALATHION; METRIFONATE;

CHEMICAL WARFARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JAPAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049085547     PISSN: 15569543     EISSN: 15569551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15569540903297808     Document Type: Review

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