Paraquat at 63—the story of a controversial herbicide and its regulations: It is time to put people and public health first when regulating paraquat [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, despite its high human toxicity and the overwhelming evidence of associated high morbidity and mortality. Due to the significant public health implications of the use of paraquat,
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Therapeutic Strategies in Managing Acute Paraquat Poisoning: A Review Study
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 2021 Background: Paraquat is an extremely toxic herbicide that causes such severe adverse effects as acute lung injury, pulmonary fibrosis, metabolic acidosis, cardiogenic shock, acute renal failure, and even death. Regarding the high prevalence and mortality
Mohammad Majidi
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The toxicokinetics of acute paraquat poisoning in specific patients: a case series
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Paraquat is a non-selective contact herbicide that is absorbed through the digestive tract and skin and can cause multiple organ damage. The toxicokinetics of paraquat poisoning in specific patients are rarely reported.
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Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and protective potential of gallic acid against paraquat-induced liver toxicity in male rats [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2021 Objective: As a herbicide, paraquat is a toxic agent that has devastating effects on human health. Gallic acid, on the other hand, is a natural compound that its anti-oxidant values have been reported in previous studies.
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Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training with Piperine Supplement on Liver Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Interleukin-10 in Rats Induced with Paraquat [PDF]
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2023 Samaneh Baradaran Salmani , Keyvan Hejazi * , Vahid Reza Askari , Roya Askari , Seyed Millad Asadi Ferizi Background and Objective: Paraquat toxicity can damage organisms through mechanisms that are not yet fully understood.
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Risk Quotient of Airborne Paraquat Exposure Among Workers in Palm Oil Plantation [PDF]
, 2018 Paraquat is the herbicide widely used at palm oil plantations, although usage it in some countries has been banned and restricted. Paraquat spraying was not appropriate procedure could be polluted the environment and lead to health disorders workers ...
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14C-paraquat Efflux Assay in Arabidopsis Mesophyll Protoplasts
Bio-Protocol, 2022 Weeds compete with crops for growth resources, causing tremendous yield losses. Paraquat is one of the three most common non-selective herbicides.
Jin- Xia, Qian- Liu, Cheng- Xiang
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IET Systems Biology, 2022 Acute paraquat poisoning is due to the extremely severe toxicity of paraquat. After paraquat enters the human body, it will cause rapid changes in the human body system.
Huimin Yuan, Qian Liu, Yulan Yu
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Thailand is an agricultural country. However, agricultural productivity relies on the heavy use of herbicides, especially paraquat. Paraquat accumulation is emerging as a problem in an ever-growing portion of agricultural land.
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In Vitro and In Vivo evaluation of montmorillonite for paraquat poisoning
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023 Evaluation of montmorillonite for paraquat by in vitro and in vivo test. In vitro test were evaluated by a batch test, taking the paraquat concentration, adsorbents, reaction environment and time as indices, the absorption rate was screened by orthogonal
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