Organophosphate induced chronic neurotoxicity: Health, environmental and risk exposure issues in developing nations of the world

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5137-5141

  Gbaruko, Benedict C ^a   Ogwo, Ekeoma I ^a   Igwe, Jude C ^a   Yu, Hongtao ^b  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing nations; Environment; Health; Neurotoxicity; Organophosphates; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID; CARBARIL; CARBOSULFAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; CYHALOTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; DIMETHOATE; ENDOSULFAN; FENVALERATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PROFENOFOS; PYRETHROID; TRIAZOPHOS;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AFRICA; BIRTH DEFECT; CARCINOGENICITY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORTALITY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 73349094373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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