Objective—To compare in vitro percutaneous absorption of methyl-parathion dissolved in an acetone vehicle and in the form of a commercial formulation. Methods—Penetration through the human skin was ...

OCCUPATIONAL poisonings in agricultural workers caused by organic phosphorus insecticides have become fairly common since the compounds were introduced. These compounds are potent cholinesterase ...

SINCE the report of Kewitz, Wilson and Nachmansohn, 1 a considerable literature has appeared on the action of 2-PAM (2-pyridinealdoxime methiodide) as an agent that will regenerate cholinesterase ...

SCHRADAN (octamethyl pyrophosphoramide) and parathion (OO-diethyl O p-nitrophenyl phosphorothionate) are converted by insects or mammals into inhibitors of cholinesterase. In mammals the liver is ...

Following a nine-month investigation, a Peruvian Congressional Subcommittee has issued its final report on the poisoning deaths by the organophosphate pesticide methyl parathion of 24 children in the ...