A comprehensive review on experimental and clinical findings in intermediate syndrome caused by organophosphate poisoning

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-314

  Abdollahi, Mohammad ^a   Karami Mohajeri, Somayyeh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Intermediate syndrome; Muscle; Organophosphates; Review

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS; DICHLORVOS; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; DISULFOTON; FENITROTHION; FENTHION; MALATHION; METHAMIDOPHOS; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PHOSMET; SARIN;

DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE SYNDROME; INTOXICATION; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARALYSIS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855914802     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.11.014     Document Type: Review

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