Blood Cholinesterases from Washington State Orchard Workers

نویسندگان

  • Barry W. Wilson
  • John D. Henderson
  • John L. Furman
  • Bruce E. Zeller
  • David Michaelsen
چکیده

Court-ordered monitoring of blood cholinesterases (ChEs) from orchard workers in Washington State is underway. In 2008, the mean red blood cell acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC 3.1.1.7) activity was 9.65 +/- 1.11 micromoles/min/ml (n = 1,793) and the mean serum (BChE, 3.1.1.6) activity was 5.19 +/- 0.90 micromoles/min/ml (n = 1,811). Determinations were made using the Ellman assay and automated equipment of Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML), Spokane, Washington.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

دوره 83  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009