Neurotoxicity of Organophosphates and Carbamates

Anticholinesterase Pesticides: Metabolism, Neurotoxicity, and Epidemiology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 237-265

  Gill, Kiran Dip ^a   Flora, Govinder ^b,c   Pachauri, Vidhu ^d   Flora, Swaran J S ^d  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Spherix Inc   (United States)

^c Defence Research and Development Establishment ^*  (United States)

^d DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Major events, in organophosphate and carbamate induced reactive oxygen species; OPs and gulf war syndrome (GW) veterans, unexplained illnesses, a mystery; Organophosphate and carbamate neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80855144923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470640500.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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