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Latest Publications and Research on Organophosphorus Poisoning


BMJ Mil Health      

Nerve agents: emergency preparedness.

Weir AGA, Makin S, Breeze J

Nerve agents (NAs) are a highly toxic group of chemical warfare agents. NAs are organophosphorus esters with varying physical and chemical properties ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Arch Argent Pediatr      

[Heavy metals in the enviroment: Guillain-Barre like syndrome].

Gaioli GM, González DE, Areny G, Grela M, Amoedo D

Guillain-Barré syndrome is an entity of diverse etiology, characterized by acute, symmetric, ascending and progressive muscle weakness, being one of t ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Toxicol. Lett.   2020 Jan 22   

Differences in Biological Activities between Recombinant Human Paraoxonase 1 (rhPON1) Subtype Isozemys R/Q as Antidotes against Organophosphrus Poisoning.

Cui Y, Zhao M, Han L

Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is a type of aromatic esterase widely existing in mammals. It can hydrolyze various kinds of compounds effectively in vivo and in ... Read More

Source: PubMed
J Assoc Physicians India      

A Prospective Study of Serum Amylase Levels in Acute Organophosphorus Poisoning and its Relationship with its Severity and Outcome.

Nagabhiru S

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Source: PubMed
Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.      

The antidotes atropine and pralidoxime distinctively recover cardiorespiratory components impaired by acute poisoning with chlorpyrifos in rats.

Felippe ISA, Müller CJT, Siqueira AA, Dos Santos L, Cavadino A, Paton JFR, Beijamini V, Sampaio KN

In a previous work we showed that the organophosphate pesticide (OP) chlorpyrifos (CPF) reduces the protective chemoreflex and baroreflex responses in ... Read More

Source: PubMed
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