We report our study on serum cholinesterase in vegetable growers, a risk occupation in a rural area of Thailand. In this study, 70 subjects (35 vegetable growers and 35 controls) were studied. The mean blood cholinesterase level in vegetable growers (17.7±7.0 U/ml) was significantly lower than that of the control group (24.7±12.4 U/ml) (p=0.01).

To test the possibility that individuals with and without plasma cholinesterase Cs isozyme have differences in neuromuscular sensitivity to succinylcholine chloride, we ~ramined the effects of succinylcholine in these two groups of patients. Sera from 491 adult patients were examined for presence of the plasma cholinesterase Cs isozyme by use o f electrophoresis with polyacrylamide ; 24 were posi-

lead is a common toxic agent which impairs various organs functions of the body. the basis of this toxicity is believed to be the negative influence on enzymatic system of cells. in the past few years, increasing consideration has been given to interactions occurring between lead and some essential metals including se and zn. based on the finding that some trace elements could reverse the toxic...

background: the role and proper dose of pralidoxime in the treatment of organophosphorus (op) compounds poisoning is an unresolved issue .this study was designed to compare the regimen recommended by the world health organization (who) with the commonly used standard regimen of pralidoxime. methods: this was a randomized open labeled prospective study on op poisoned patients admitted to jss hos...

Here we describe two cases of carbamate poisoning. Patients AMF and PVM were accidentally poisoned by cholinesterase inhibitors. The medical diagnosis in both cases was overcholinergic syndrome, as demonstrated by exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors. The widespread use of cholinesterase inhibitors, especially as pesticides, produces a great number of human poisoning events annually. The main ...