Article
Organophosphorus diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) intoxication in zebrafish larvae causes behavioral defects, neuronal hyperexcitation and neuronal death
2019-12-15
Abstract excerpt
With millions of intoxications each year and over 200,000 deaths, organophosphorus (OP) compounds are an important public health issue worldwide. OP poisoning induces cholinergic syndrome, with muscle weakness, hypertension, and neuron damage that may lead to epileptic seizures and permanent psychomotor deficits. Existing countermeasures are lifesaving but do not prevent long-lasting neuronal comorbidities, emphas...
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- Literature Corpus work
- bba521cd-a912-5816-866e-a1e712f085eb
- DOI
- 10.1101/2019.12.15.876649
