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Association of sick building syndrome with neuropathy target esterase (NTE) activity in Japanese.
Environmental toxicology - 1 Oct 2014
Matsuzaka Yasunari, Ohkubo Tomoichi, Kikuti Yukie Y, Mizutani Akiko, Tsuda Michio, Aoyama Yoshiko, Kakuta Kazuhiko, Oka Akira, Inoko Hidetoshi, Sakabe Kou, Ishikawa Satoshi, Kulski Jerzy K, Kimura Minoru
Abstract excerpt
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a set of several clinically recognizable symptoms reported by occupants of a building without a clear cause. Neuropathy target esterase (NTE) is a membrane bound serine esterase and its reaction with organophosphates (OPs) can lead to OP-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN) and nerve axon degeneration. The aim of our study was to determine whether there was a difference in NTE...
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