Pesticides and human diabetes: A link worth exploring?

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1268-1271

  Swaminathan, K ^a  

^a Apollo Speciality Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCOSE; HERBICIDE; INSULIN; MALATHION; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; TYROSINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALIN RELEASE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AUSTRALIA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOLYSIS; LIVER METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84885923689     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dme.12212     Document Type: Review

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