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Chapter 3. Anticholinesterase Insecticides

  1. Timothy C. Marrs MD, DSc, MRCP, FRCPath, FIBiol.3,
  2. Bryan Ballantyne MD, DSc, PhD, FFOM, FACOEM, FAACT, FATS, FRCPath, FIBiol. Director Adjunct Professor4,5,6,7
  1. Charles M. Thompson1,
  2. Rudy J. Richardson2

Published Online: 19 FEB 2004

DOI: 10.1002/0470091673.ch3

Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation

Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation

How to Cite

Thompson, C. M. and Richardson, R. J. (2004) Anticholinesterase Insecticides, in Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation (eds T. C. Marrs and B. Ballantyne), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470091673.ch3

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, WCZB 6NH, London, UK

  2. 4

    Applied Toxicology, Union Carbide Corporation, Connecticut, USA

  3. 5

    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, West Virginia University, USA

  4. 6

    Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh, USA

  5. 7

    871 Chappell Road, Charleston, West Virginia 25304, USA

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA

  2. 2

    Toxicology Program, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 FEB 2004
  2. Published Print: 19 DEC 2003

Book Series:

  1. Current Toxicology Series

Book Series Editors:

  1. Diana Anderson8,
  2. Michael D. Waters9,
  3. Timothy C. Marrs MD, DSc, MRCP, FRCPath, FIBiol.3

Series Editor Information

  1. 3

    Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, WCZB 6NH, London, UK

  2. 8

    Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford, UK

  3. 9

    Chapel Hill, NC, USA

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471496441

Online ISBN: 9780470091678

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Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • AChE

  • Major Classes of Anti-AChE Insecticides

  • Toxicological Consequences of AChE Inhibition

  • Therapy for Cholinergic Toxicity

  • Regulatory Aspects of Anti-AChE Insecticides

  • Acknowledgements

  • References