A study on oxidative stress and antioxidant status of agricultural workers exposed to organophosphorus insecticides during spraying

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-134

  Rastogi, S K ^a   Satyanarayan, P V V ^b   Ravishankar, D ^b   Tripathi, Sachin ^a  

^a Indian Institute of Toxicological Research   (India)

^b ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Organophosphorus insecticides pesticides; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; GLUTATHIONE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PESTICIDE SPRAYING;

EID: 76149129765     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.58916     Document Type: Article

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