title: Toxicology of selected pesticides, drugs, and chemicals. Organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides.
abstract: Organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides produce acute toxicosis via a common mechanism--the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase--and, therefore, these categories of insecticides are considered together. This article discusses the mechanisms, toxicity, clinical signs, lesions, and diagnosis of, as well as treatment for, toxicoses produced by these compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fikes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002219:Carbamates; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004285:Dogs; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds
chemical_list: D002219:Carbamates; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds