Results 1 to 10 of about 40,184 (305)
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2018 Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) are highly toxic chemicals widely used as pesticides (e.g., paraoxon (PX)- the active metabolite of the insecticide parathion) and as chemical warfare nerve agents.
Fabien Gosselet +2 more
exaly +3 more sources
Frontiers in Public Health, 2020 Organophosphates (OP) are a major agrochemical. The application of OP pesticides is expected to increase multifold in the coming decades. The etiology of diabetic diseases is attributed to multiple factors including OP pesticide exposure.
Mbah Ntepe Leonel Javeres, Saqlain Raza
exaly +3 more sources
Accommodative spasm as the main manifestation of topical eye contact with insecticide [PDF]
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2022 The patient is a 23-year-old Caucasian male farmer who, after topical eye contact with an insecticide, developed accommodative spasm and blurred vision in one eye. He was treated with frequent doses of 2% homatropine drop and recovered within a week.
Siamak Khavandi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 ObjectiveThis cross-sectional study aimed to examine farmers' knowledge, awareness, practices regarding pesticide use, and prevalence of health symptoms related to pesticides exposure among farmers who applied organophosphates (OP) and pyrethroids (PY ...
Ajchamon Thammachai +5 more
doaj +1 more source
ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF INDIGENOUS BACTERIAL ISOLATES ABLE TO DEGRADE ORGANOPHOSPHATES [PDF]
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2018 The wide and indiscriminate use of pesticides for pest control in agriculture has inflicted serious harm and problems to humans as well as to the biodiversity.
Ghada El-sayed +5 more
doaj +1 more source
An investigation of acute effects at various doses of malathion on glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance in rat liver, pancreas and serum [PDF]
, 2020 Objective. This study investigates acute effects of various doses of Malathion on glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance in rat. Methods. Rats were randomly divided into four groups of 6 animals each. Corn oil was given orally to Group 1.
Ekremoğlu, Murat +4 more
core +3 more sources
International Journal of Public Health, 2023 Objectives: There is inconsistent evidence on the relationship between pesticide exposure and childhood respiratory outcomes in non-agricultural settings.
Mashudu Mthethwa +9 more
doaj +1 more source
ACUTE EXOGENOUS INTOXICATIONS WITH ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDES: DURATION OF THE HOSPITAL TREATMENT AND CLINICAL CRITERIA FOR PROGNOSIS [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2017 Purpose: Several criteria have been suggested to estimate the intoxication severity, yet so far no system of clinical criteria has been developed to determine the duration of hospitalisation.
Petko Marinov +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Mechanisms of Organophosphate Toxicity and the Role of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition
Toxics, 2023 Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) have applications in agriculture (e.g., pesticides), industry (e.g., flame retardants), and chemical warfare (nerve agents). In high doses or chronic exposure, they can be toxic or lethal.
Vassiliki Aroniadou-Anderjaska +4 more
doaj +1 more source
First study on response of astrocytes in alevines of red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) to subchronic exposure to chlorpyrifos and trichlorfon [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) used in agricultural production pose environmental and public health risks whenever non-target organisms are exposed to them.
Gisella Karina Holguín-Céspedes +2 more
doaj +1 more source