Basic and Clinical Toxicology of Organophosphorus Compounds

This book explains the chemistry of organophosphorus compounds (OPs), their mechanism of toxicity and the history of OPs from their initial discovery to the development of new compounds such as Novichoks. It details the harmful effects to human health both as a result of acute and chronic OP exposur...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Autres auteurs: Balali-Mood, Mahdi (Éditeur intellectuel), Abdollahi, Mohammad (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Édition:1st ed. 2014.
Sujets:
Pharmacology.
Emergency medicine.
Medicine-Research.
Biology-Research.
Environmental health.
Emergency Medicine.
Biomedical Research.
Environmental Health.
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Table des matières:
  • Chemistry and classification of OP compounds
  • History of use and epidemiology of organophosphorus poisoning
  • Acute toxicity of organophosphorus compounds
  • Chronic toxicity of organophosphorus compounds.- Toxicity and novel biomarkers of OP exposure.- Clinical management of acute OP pesticide poisoning
  • Clinical management of organophosphorus nerve agents' poisonings
  • Occupational and environmental aspects of organophosphorus compounds
  • Summary, discussion and conclusions.

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