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Accidental poisoning in children, though underreported in our environment, is common and could prove fatal. It is important to identify the primary chemical agent that is responsible for the poisoning.
Abubakar Muhammad Shakur +5 more
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Pharmacological Blockade of the Calcium Plateau Provides Neuroprotection Following Organophosphate Paraoxon Induced Status Epilepticus in Rats [PDF]
Organophosphate (OP) compounds which include nerve agents and pesticides are considered chemical threat agents. Currently approved antidotes are crucial in limiting OP mediated acute mortality.
Ajdacic-Gross +43 more
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Organophosphorus compounds are absorbed by any route including intramuscular injection. Pyrethroid compounds are less toxic for human but in combination with organophosphates, its toxic effect potentiates due to inhibition of its metabolism. In this case
Mohammad Firoz Nizami +3 more
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Atomic layer deposition of aluminum phosphate based on the plasma polymerization of trimethyl phosphate [PDF]
Aluminum phosphate thin films were deposited by plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition (ALD) using a sequence of trimethyl phosphate (TMP, Me3PO4) plasma, O-2 plasma, and trimethylaluminum (TMA, Me3Al) exposures.
Detavernier, Christophe +3 more
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Organophosphate insecticide poisoning [PDF]
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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Plasma Cholinesterase Levels of Nepalese Farmers Following Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides
Background: Farmers in developing countries use highly toxic organophosphate pesticides. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare plasma cholinesterase (PChE) enzyme activity before and after exposure to organophosphate pesticides in a real-life ...
Dinesh Neupane +2 more
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Evaluation of acetylcholine esterase activity in the blood of workers exposed [PDF]
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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Multiple Small Intestine Perforations after Organophosphorous Poisoning: A Case Report [PDF]
Organophosphate poisoning has significant gastrointestinal manifestations including vomiting, diarrhea, cramps and increased salivation. We report an uncommon gastrointestinal complication of multiple small intestinal perforations following ...
Rubina Khullar Mahajan +3 more
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Organophosphate is a commonly used pesticide in the agricultural sector. The main action of organophosphate focuses on acetylcholinesterase inhibition, and it therefore contributes to acute cholinergic crisis, intermediate syndrome and delayed ...
Y. Chung +4 more
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Is pesticide exposure a cause of obstructive airways disease? [PDF]
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Ayres, Jon G. +6 more
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