Developmental Neurotoxicity of Anticholinesterase Pesticides

Anticholinesterase Pesticides: Metabolism, Neurotoxicity, and Epidemiology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 203-223

  Flaskos, John ^a   Sachana, Magdalini ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase pesticide effect on neurite outgrowth; Developmental neurotoxicity prenatal or postnatal exposure, developing organism to neurotoxic insult; Developmental neurotoxicity of anticholinesterase pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885822715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470640500.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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