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Accidental organophosphate insecticide intoxication in children: a reminder [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011 Misuse of organophosphate insecticides, even in case of domestic application, can be life threatening. We report the case of siblings admitted with respiratory distress, pinpoint pupils and slurred speech. The symptoms appear after spraying the skin by insecticides.
Willemijn van Heel, Said Hachimi-Idrissi
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Organophosphate insecticide poisoning [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 1985 Summary Organophosphate insecticides are widely used agents which are quickly absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes. The effects of acute exposure to these agents can be severe and intensive therapy may be required. Specific drugs are available to reverse the muscarinic, nicotinic and central effects of these poisons.
R M, Kipling, A N, Cruickshank
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Unusual presentation of organophosphate poisoning: A case Report
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2022 Misuse of organophosphate insecticides, even in case of domestic application, can be life threatening. We report a case of accidental consumption of organophosphorus substance by a 3-year-old female child presented to us with unconsciousness and ...
Ravi Sharma +3 more
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Evaluation of acetylcholine esterase activity in the blood of workers exposed [PDF]
Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2013 Introduction:Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides pose major environmental pollution problems and health hazards to people and animals. These insecticides inhibit cholinesterase (ChE) activity in the nervous tissues and neuromuscular junctions.
Aydin S. Ahmed
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Insects, 2021 The western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Dvv) is a significant insect pest of maize in the United States (U.S.). This paper reviews the history of insecticide use in Dvv management programs, Dvv adaptation to insecticides, i.e.,
Lance J. Meinke +2 more
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Efficacy of Different Insecticides in Controlling Pollen Beetle (Meligethes aeneus F.) in Rapeseed Crop [PDF]
Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2013 Since pollen beetle, M. aeneus, is usually controlled by insecticides, the efficacy of several compounds with different modes of action against adult beetles was studied in a threeyear field study.
Predrag Milovanović +4 more
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Agronomy, 2023 The desert locust upsurge in the Horn of Africa over 2019–2021 led to a total of 1.6 million ha being treated with broad-spectrum organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides in Ethiopia and Kenya, while insect growth regulators and the entomopathogenic ...
Wim C. Mullié +3 more
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“Toxic Pancreatitis with an IntraAbdominal Abscess which was Caused by Organophosphate Poisoning (OP)” [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Organophosphate insecticides are the potent inhibitors of the acetylcholinesterase enzyme which lead to an increased acetylcholine activity, which are responsible for symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and hypersalivation.
Venugopal L +3 more
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Journal of Developmental Biology, 2022 Organophosphate (OP) insecticides are used to eliminate agricultural threats posed by insects, through inhibition of the neurotransmitter acetylcholinesterase (AChE).
Jeremy Neylon +4 more
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The effect of chlorpyrifos upon ATPase activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum and biomechanics of skeletal muscle contraction [PDF]
The Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, 2016 We investigated the effect of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide, on Ca2+,Mg2+-ATPase activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum and on contraction dynamics (force and length changes) of Rana temporaria m. tibialis anterior muscle fiber bundles. All of
D. M. Nozdrenko +4 more
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