Hematological and biochemical alterations in occupationally pesticides-exposed workers of Riyadh Municipality, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 179-185

  Al Sarar, Ali Saeed ^a   Abo Bakr, Y ^a   Al Erimah, G S ^a   Hussein, H I ^a   Bayoumni, A E ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Hepatotoxicity; Insecticides; Nephrotoxicity; Neurotoxicity; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; PESTICIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 74749108415     PISSN: 18193420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2009.179.185     Document Type: Article

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