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Malathion

Known as: Mercaptothion, Karbofos, O,O-Dimethyl S-(1,2-dicarbethoxyethyl)phosphorodithioate 
A synthetic phosphorous compound and cholinesterase inhibitor that is strictly used as a topical pediculicide. Malathion exerts its action on the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (4)

Cholinesterase InhibitorsInsecticidesorganophosphate insecticidesorganophosphorus insecticide

Narrower (7)

CythionOvidePriodermSadophos
Drug AllergyIn BloodLice InfestationsMalathion 5 MG/ML Topical Lotion [Ovide]

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
One step carbon nanotubes-based solid-phase extraction for the gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric multiclass pesticide control in virgin olive oils.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Interaction between organophosphate compounds and cholinergic functions during development.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Pesticide mixtures potentiate the toxicity in murine thymocytes.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cytogenetic monitoring of croatian population occupationally exposed to a complex mixture of pesticides.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Species-related differences in the inhibition of brain acetylcholinesterase by paraoxon and malaoxon.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
brasses as a Reservoir of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in Indiana
Fargette, D., Lister, R. M., and Hood, E. L. 1982. Grasses as a reservoir of barley yellow dwarf virus in Indiana. Plant Disease… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Induction of sister-chromatid exchanges and cell cycle delay in cultured mammalian cells treated with eight organophosphorus pesticides.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Interaction of insecticides with lipid membranes.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Sublethal effect of malathion to three salmonid species
Malathion is one of the most widely used insecticides in the United States since the controlled use of DDT was put into effect… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Potentiation and neurotoxicity induced by certain organophosphates.
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