CLINICAL ASPECTS OF THE POISONING BY THE PESTICIDE ENDOSULFAN

Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide, widely used in insect control. Unfortunately, it is also an acute neurotoxic compound to both insects and mammals, including humans, and has been responsible for many severe poisonings and several fatal cases. Endosulfan also imitates or enhances the effe...

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Main Authors: Jiří Patočka, Qinghua Wu, Tanos C. C. França, Teodorico C. Ramalho, Rene Pita, Kamil Kuča
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422016000800987&lng=en&tlng=en