Pesticides And Toxins

Organophosphorus pesticides decrease M2 muscarinic receptor function in guinea pig airway nerves via indirect mechanisms

Epidemiological studies link organophosphorus pesticide (OP) exposures to asthma, and we have shown that the OPs chlorpyrifos, diazinon and parathion cause airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs 24 hr after a single subcutaneous injection.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2010
Becky J. Proskocil, Donald A. Bruun, Charles M. Thompson & et al
PLoS ONE
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Health Effects, Epidemiological Studies, Asthma, Pesticides And Toxins, Organophosphates, Chlorpyriphos, Diazinon, Methyl Parathion, PLoS ONE, Becky J. Proskocil, Donald A. Bruun, Charles M. Thompson & et al