Systematic review of biomonitoring studies to determine the association between exposure to organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticides and human health outcomes

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-168

  Koureas, Michalis ^a   Tsakalof, Andreas ^a   Tsatsakis, Aristidis ^b   Hadjichristodoulou, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Exposure assessment; Organophosphates; Pesticides; Pesticides health effects; Pyrethroids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL DNA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PROLACTIN; PYRETHROID; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANEUPLOIDY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; THYROID FUNCTION; URINE LEVEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 84859157566     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.10.007     Document Type: Review

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