The regulation of body temperature is one of many homeostatic functions affected by
exposure to anticholinesterase (antiChE) pesticides, and related compounds. In the study of …

The toxicological database for chlorpyrifos indicates that humans are not more sensitive
than laboratory animals to the toxic effects. Although an oral dose of 1 mg/kg-day resulted in …

Chlorpyrifos (CPF), an organophosphorus (OP) insecticide, exerts toxicity through inhibition
of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). In the present study, pregnant Sprague‐Dawley rats were …

Previous work from this laboratory showed that daily sc in jections of the organophosphate
diisopropylfluorophosphate caused prolonged inhibition of Cholinesterase (ChE) activity in …

There have been many animal studies on the effects of organophosphorus pesticide (OP)
poisoning on thermoregulation with inconsistent results. There have been no prospective …

The central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is a medium‐sized lizard that is common in
semiarid habitats in Australia and that potentially is at risk of fenitrothion exposure from use …

Although it is well-established that severe poisoning by organophosphorus (OP) compounds
strongly affects the cardiorespiratory system, the effects of sub-lethal exposure to these …

Exposure to the organophosphate (OP)-based pesticide chlorpyrifos (CHP) in the rat results
in an initial period of hypothermia lasting< 24 h, followed by a fever lasting 48–72 h. The …

Anticholinesterase (antiChE) agents can be highly toxic to birds and mammals and
constitute a major proportion of the pesticides used throughout the world. AntiChEs consist …

Female Long–Evans rats were gavaged 5 days a week for 4 weeks with chlorpyrifos in oil at
dosages of 0, 1, 3, and 10 mg/kg/day. Clinical observations were conducted, and memory …