Cytogenetic study of workers exposed to methyl-parathion.
When compared with non-exposed controls, a group of pesticide plant workers chronically exposed to methyl-parathion did not show an increased frequency of chromosome aberrations in lymphocyte cultures. Although methyl-parathion increased chromosome aberrations in cases of intoxication, a chronic exposure to small doses in the work place did not seem to produce the same effect.
D000328:Adult; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003634:DDT / Q000097:blood; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D008743:Methyl Parathion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010278:Parathion / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D008743:Methyl Parathion; D003633:Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; D010278:Parathion; D003634:DDT; D002802:Cholinesterases