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Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase and Plasma Butyrylcholinesterase Status: Important Indicators for the Treatment of Patients Poisoned by Organophosphorus Compounds Cover

Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase and Plasma Butyrylcholinesterase Status: Important Indicators for the Treatment of Patients Poisoned by Organophosphorus Compounds

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology
Volume 58 (2007): Issue 3 (September 2007)
By: Horst Thiermann,  Kai Kehe,  Dirk Steinritz,  John Mikler,  Ira Hill,  Thomas Zilker,  Peter Eyer and  Franz Worek  
Open Access
|Oct 2007

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10004-007-0030-6 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
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Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 359 - 366
Published on: Oct 3, 2007
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
human poisoning,
nerve agents,
neuromuscular transmission,
oxime therapy,
pesticides
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
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Volume 58 (2007): Issue 3 (September 2007)