Basic and Clinical Toxicology of Organophosphorus Compounds

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balali-Mood, Mahdi (Editor), Abdollahi, Mohammad (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Molecular biology.; Pharmacology.; Emergency medicine.; Environmental health.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Emergency Medicine.; Molecular Medicine.; Biomedicine general.; Environmental Health.

This book explains the chemistry of organophosphorus compounds (OPs), their mechanism of toxicity and the history of OPs from their initial discovery to the development of new compounds such as Novichoks. It details the harmful effects to human health both as a result of acute and chronic OP exposur...

Table of Contents:

• Chemistry and classification of OP compounds
• History of use and epidemiology of organophosphorus poisoning
• Acute toxicity of organophosphorus compounds
• Chronic toxicity of organophosphorus compounds.- Toxicity and novel biomarkers of OP exposure.- Clinical management of acute OP pesticide poisoning
• Clinical management of organophosphorus nerve agents’ poisonings
• Occupational and environmental aspects of organophosphorus compounds
• Summary, discussion and conclusions.