This study reviews current understanding of mechanisms of biotransformation of
organophosphorus compounds (OPC). The first part of this article covers chemical aspects …

The use of organophosphorus pesticides results in toxicity risk to non-target organisms.
Organophosphorus compounds share a common mode of action, exerting their toxic effects …

In this study, the cladoceran Daphnia magna was exposed to two model
organophosphorous and one carbamate pesticides including malathion, chlorpyrifos and …

Organophosphorous compounds have been employed as pesticides and chemical warfare
nerve agents. Toxicity of organophosphorous compounds is a result of excessive cholinergic …

The first edition of this book, Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicity at Low Levels, was
published just prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Reflecting a greater …

Abstract Organophosphorous (OP) Nerve agents (NAs) are known as the deadliest chemical
warfare agents. They are divided into two classes of G and V agents. Most of them are liquid …

Abstract Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and carboxylesterase
(CbE) activities have been measured in gills and digestive gland of the mussel Mytilus …

The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity has been used widely as a biomarker
of exposure to organophosphorous pesticides (OPs). However, scientific uncertainty about …

Young rats are more sensitive than adults to a single oral dose of chlorpyrifos, an
organophosphorus pesticide. A direct comparison of chlorpyrifos effects in young (postnatal …

Chlorpyrifos (CPF) and parathion (PS), two common organophosphorus (OP) pesticides,
exhibit higher acute toxicity in younger animals compared to adults. Maturational differences …