A Report on the Incidence of Organophosphate Poisoning among Patients Admitted to King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over a Period of 12 Years
Mohammed Khalaf AlMutairi, Faisal Abdullah Almoaiqel, Abdullah Alanazi, Nawfal Aljerian, Abdullah Alqahtani, Nesrin Al Harthy & Shoeb Qureshi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016
Background: Organophosphate (OP) is a chemical component, extensively used as a pest control. It is known to block the action of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), causing accumulation of acetylcholine, resulting in symptoms which tantamount to poisoning. Many reports are published on...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23704