Inter and intraindividual variations in plasma cholinesterase activity and substance concentration in employees of an organophosphorus insecticide factory.

doi:10.1136/oem.48.8.562

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Inter and intraindividual variations in plasma cholinesterase activity and substance concentration in employees of an organophosphorus insecticide factory.

British journal of industrial medicine - 1 Aug 1991

Brock A

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During a period of 10 months, inter and intraindividual variations in plasma cholinesterase (ChE) activity were studied in 331 employees of an organophosphorus insecticide factory, and in 193 healthy volunteers without occupational exposure to known ChE inhibitors. Repeated (n = 6) measurements o...

Topics

Adult
Body Height
Body Weight
Catalysis
Chemical Industry
Cholinesterases
Female
Genetic Variation
Humans
Insecticides
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Organophosphorus Compounds
Phenotype
Risk
Sex Factors

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