Assessment of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities in blood plasma of agriculture workers

Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 127-130

  Dhananjayan, V ^a   Ravichandran, B ^a   Anitha, N ^a   Rajmohan, H ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculture workers; blood plasma; exposure monitoring; pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84878561096     PISSN: 09732284     EISSN: 19983670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.111755     Document Type: Article

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