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Parathion

Known as: Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-diethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) ester, Ethyl Parathion, Parathion, Ethyl 
A highly toxic cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as an acaricide and as an insecticide.
National Institutes of Health

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Cholinesterase InhibitorsInsecticidesorganophosphate insecticidesorganophosphorus insecticide

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1988
1988
Brain acetylcholinesterase after acute parathion poisoning: A comparative quantitative histochemical analysis post mortem
The postmortem distribution of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition was studied in the brains of 2 victims of lethal parathion… 
1985
1985
Partitioning Behavior of Insecticides in Soil-Water Systems: I. Adsorbent Concentration Effects 1
Adsorption studies were conducted to determine whether adsorbent concentration (soil-solution ratio) affected insecticide… 
1985
1985
Parathion-methyl effect on the activity of hydrolytic enzymes after single physical exercise in rats.
Rats were subjected to physical exercise in the form of a single race in a treadmill. Unexercised animals and those immediately… 
1977
1977
Airborne and surface residues of parathion and its conversion products in a treated plum orchard environment
Airborne pesticide residues were collected both within and downwind from a parathion-treated plum orchard by high volume sampling… 
1972
1972
Metabolic studies on the mechanisms of increased susceptibility of weaning rats to parathion.
Equitoxic doses of 32P-parathion (1.5 mg/kg in weanlings of both sexes, 2.0 mg/kg in adult females, and 3.1 mg/kg in adult males… 
1972
1972
Acute pulmonary edema associated with parathion poisoning.
Abstract The roentgen appearance of acute pulmonary edema associated with parathion poisoning is described. A pattern of… 
1971
1971
Effect of drugs that alter excitable membranes on the motility of Rhodospirillum rubrum and Thiospirillum jenense.
Drugs known to block impulse transmittance, or that depolarize membranes, severely affected motility in Rhodospirillum rubrum and… 
1970
1970
Parathion degradation in lake sediments.
The extreme stability of the organo chlorine insecticides in the environ ment has led to increased use of less persistent… 
1960
1960
Studies of the genetics of resistance of parathion and malathion in the housefly.
Although considerable research has been made into the genetics of resistance to DDT in the housefly-often with conflicting… 
Review
1958
Review
1958
Parathion residues as a cause of poisoning in crop workers.
The application of parathion as a pesticidal spray in fields and orchards leaves a residue that declines rapidly on most crops…