Title: The Effects of Continuous Exposure to Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticides on Cholinesterase (Che) Levels in Humans
Abstract: To assess the effects of continuous exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides on the cholinesterase levels in humans, the whole-blood cholinesterase from each clinically examined subject was determined using the tintometric method. The plasma cholinesterase level was spectrophotometrically determined in the laboratory. Our results show a reduction of the plasma cholinesterase enzyme, statistically significant at the 0.025 probability level, in subjects working in the Agricultural Entomology Sections at the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI) Arusha, and Lyamungu Agricultural Research Institute, Moshi. No statistically significant reduction in the concentration of the whole-blood cholinesterase enzyme was observed in the subjects examined. These results show the degree of sensitivity of the second method rather than the actual inhibition of the cholinesterase enzyme.1
Publication Year: 1980
Publication Date: 1980-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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