title: [Acetylcholinesterase activity in erythrocytes of workers engaged in the production of iron-manganese alloys].
abstract: The activity of acetylcholinesterase in the red blood cells of metallurgy workers producing iron-manganese alloys was statistically less significant than the activity of this enzyme in the control group. Work tenure and smoking intensity, measured using the smoking index method did not significantly affect the acetylcholinesterase activity in the worker's red blood cells (smoking index = number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day x years of smoking; one pack = 20 cigarettes). The results may point to malfunctions of the erythrocytes membranes caused by harmful substances in iron works producing iron-manganese alloys.
authors.affiliation: VI Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej, Katowicach.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misiewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karmoliński
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity*; D000497:Alloys / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000633:toxicity*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D020149:Manganese Poisoning; D008669:Metallurgy; D011044:Poland
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D000497:Alloys; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D007501:Iron; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase
vernacular_title: Aktywność acetylocholinesterazy w krwinkach czerwonych pracowników wytwarzajacych stopy zelazomanganu.