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Gene-environmental interactions and organophosphate toxicity.
Toxicology - 30 Dec 2010
Povey Andrew C
Abstract excerpt
Organophosphates (OPs) are an important class of insecticides that in the UK have been widely used for treating sheep for ectoparasites as well as in other sectors of the farming industry. Health problems associated with acute OP toxicity are well defined but, ill-health induced by chronic exposures to OPs remains controversial. A substantial number of sheep farmers complain of chronic ill-health which they...
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