Epidemiologic studies describe a potential risk of depression and suicide in farm workers exposed to organophosphates (OPs). In a previous study we observed an increase in depressive-like behavior in adult mice exposed to the OP pesticide methamidophos. Considering the association
The current Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines for evaluating organophosphorus-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN) require the observation of dosed animals over several days and the sacrifice of 48 hens. Adhering to these protocols in tests with enantiomers is
Occupational and environmental medicine, 69(2), 119-125 (2011-07-05)
This study assessed pesticide exposure of children in rural Nicaragua in relation to parental pesticide use, from around conception to current school age, as part of an epidemiological evaluation of neurodevelopment effects. We included 132 children whose parents were subsistence
Applied and environmental microbiology, 78(6), 1962-1968 (2012-01-17)
De-esterification is an important degradation or detoxification mechanism of sulfonylurea herbicide in microbes and plants. However, the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of sulfonylurea herbicide de-esterification are still unknown. In this study, a novel esterase gene, sulE, responsible for sulfonylurea herbicide
With citrate-coated Au nanoparticles as colorimetric probe, a novel visual method for rapid assay of organophosphorus pesticides has been developed. The assay principle is based on catalytic hydrolysis of acetylthiocholine into thiocholine by acetylcholinesterase, which induces the aggregation of Au
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