Seasonal variations in cholinesterase activity, nerve conduction velocity and lung function among sprayers exposed to mixture of pesticides

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 7296-7300

  Pathak, Manoj Kumar ^a   Fareed, Mohammad ^a   Srivastava, Anup Kumar ^a   Pangtey, Balram Singh ^a   Bihari, Vipin ^a   Kuddus, Mohammed ^b   Kesavachandran, C ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase; Lung function; Nerve conduction velocity; Pesticides; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; PESTICIDE;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK; SEASON; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA;

EID: 84884700215     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1743-5     Document Type: Article

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