Effect of pesticide exposure on immunological, hematological and biochemical parameters in thai orchid farmers— A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 5846-5861

  Aroonvilairat, Soraya ^a   Kespichayawattana, Wannapa ^a   Sornprachum, Thiwaree ^a   Chaisuriya, Papada ^a   Siwadune, Taweeratana ^b   Ratanabanangkoon, Kavi ^a,c  

^a Laboratory of Immunology   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Research and Innovation   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Immunological and biochemical alterations; Orchid farmers; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CD19 ANTIGEN; CHOLINESTERASE; CONCANAVALIN A; CREATININE; FUNGICIDE; GLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBICIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INSECTICIDE; LYSOZYME; NITROGEN; PESTICIDE; POKEWEED MITOGEN; PROTEIN; UREA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PESTICIDE; SMALLHOLDER;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORCHID FARMER; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; THAI (PEOPLE); THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHIDACEAE; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BIOMARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FARMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORCHIDACEAE; PESTICIDES; THAILAND;

EID: 84930672931     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120605846     Document Type: Article

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