http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - At least three million pesticide poisonings occur each year and result in over 200,000 deaths throughout the world. 1 Many more toxicities occur from lower level chronic exposure to pesticides. 2,3 Pesticides such as parathion are metabolized by cytochrome p-450 system to paraoxon, which is a potent cholinesterase inhibitor. 4 Acute pesticide poisoning causes inhibition of acetyl cholinesterase an
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