Year: 2007
Type: article
Abstract: Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are widely used throughout the world as insecticides in agriculture and for eradicating termites around homes.Many OPs remain on the market in Japan.The main toxicity of OPs is neurotoxicity, which is caused by the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase. OPs also affect immune responses, including antibody production, interleukin-2 production, T cell proliferation, decrease of CD5 cells, and increases of CD26 cells and autoantibodies, inhibition of natural killer (NK), lymphokine-activated killer (LAK), and Journal Website (http:!!www.nms.ac.jp! jnms! )
Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.74.70
Author: Qing Li
Institution: Nippon Medical School
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4247932128