Caspases as prognostic markers and mortality predictors in acute organophosphorus poisoning

Abstract Background Organophosphorus (OP) compounds have been widely available for decades in agriculture for crop protection and as cheap pest controllers, which increases the rate of exposure and poisoning cases. Using serum cholinesterase as prognostic markers for the acute OP toxicity is controv...

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Main Authors: Shimaa Tallat, Rania Hussien, Rania Hassan Mohamed, Mahmoud B. Abd El Wahab, Magdy Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43141-020-00024-y