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Trivia # 24: organophosphate insecticides

18 September, 2009
Toxicological trivia, September 18, 2009: organophosphate insecticides act by inhibiting the enzyme cholinesterase in the body, which determines the accumulation of large amounts of acetylcholine in nerve synapses, and therefore the level of receptors:
a) Nicotinic;
b) Muscarinic, central and peripheral
c) In both types

Answer c. Read more in Spanish  in "Pesticide poisoning".
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