Description
Accidental or intentional exposures to parathion, an organophosphorus (OP) pesticide, can cause severe poisoning in humans. Parathion toxicity is dependent on its metabolism by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) system to paraoxon (diethyl
Subject
*menadione; *organophosphorus pesticides; *paraoxon; *parathion; *redox cycling; Animals; Cholinesterase Inhibitors/metabolism/*toxicity; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors/*administration & dosage/metabolism; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism; Drug Delivery Systems/*methods; Humans; Insecticides/metabolism/toxicity; Organophosphate Poisoning/drug therapy/enzymology; Parathion/metabolism/*toxicity; Vitamin K 3/*administration & dosage/metabolism