Cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticide toxicity. From: American Family Physician | Date: May 15, 1993| Author: Ayebo, Amadu D.; Fuortes, Laurence J.; Kross, Burton C. | COPYRIGHT 1993 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Organophosphate toxicity can be fatal. it accounts for almost 40 percent of all insecticide- and pesticide-related illnesses reported by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Skin contamination is the most important route of occupational exposure. Cirbamate insecticides exhibit a similar mechanism of acute toxicity. Organophosphate pesticides act as irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, while carbamate pesticides produce reversible effects. The inhibition of acetylcholin...

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