| Description |
1 online resource (781 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Toxicology of Organophosphate and Carbamate Compounds; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Section I: Uses, Abuses, & Epidemiology; Section II: Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism; Section III: Esterases, Receptors, Mechanisms, & Tolerance Development; Section IV: Organ Toxicity; Section V: Nonspecific Toxic Effects; Section VI: Risk Assessment & Regulations; Section VII: Aquatic Life & Wildlife; Section VIII: Analytical & Biomarkers; Section IX: Therapeutic Measures; Index |
| Summary |
This text/reference book provides the most comprehensive coverage of anticholinesterase compounds (Organophosphates and Carbamates), which constitute the largest number of chemicals that are primarily used as insecticides in agriculture, industry, and around the home/garden. Some OPs (nerve agents) have been used in chemical warfare and terrorist attacks, while some OPs and CMs have been recommended as therapeutic agents in human medicine as well as in veterinary medicine. Many chemicals of both classes are extremely toxic and lack selectivity, thus their inadvertent/accidental use continues t |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Organophosphorus compounds -- Toxicology
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Carbamates -- Toxicology
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Cholinesterase inhibitors -- Toxicology
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Pesticides -- Toxicology
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Insecticides -- Toxicology
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Carbamates -- Toxicology.
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Cholinesterase inhibitors -- Toxicology.
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Insecticides -- Toxicology.
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Organophosphorus compounds -- Toxicology.
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Pesticides -- Toxicology.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780080543109 |
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0080543103 |
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