Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Pesticide

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-004942

1. Organophosphates and the Carbamates.

2. Acetylcholinesterase inhibiting pesticides (which, for brevity, we will refer to as cholinesterase inhibitors) are chemicals whose primary toxic effect is to block the normal breakdown of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-004942
Field	Environment
References	EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles; Adapted from CDC Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=11&po=5

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004942",
  "term": "Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Pesticide",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Organophosphates and the Carbamates.\n\n2. Acetylcholinesterase inhibiting pesticides (which, for brevity, we will refer to as cholinesterase inhibitors) are chemicals whose primary toxic effect is to block the normal breakdown of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles",
    "Adapted from CDC Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.asp?csem=11&po=5"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cholinesterase-inhibiting-pesticide/"
}

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