Turkish Journal of Biology
Abstract
Blood samples were taken from agricultural workers who had been exposed to pesticides for long periods in Içel and the surrounding agricultural areas (n=150) and levels of AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, total protein, albumin and globulin in serum were determined. The same parameters were measured in 64 persons who are not exposed to pesticides in any way. Study group showed significantly higher levels of AST, ALT, ALP and LDH (p
DOI
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Keywords
Pesticides, liver, enzyme, agricultural workers, chronic exposure.
First Page
461
Last Page
466
Recommended Citation
ÇÖMELEKOĞLU, ÜLKÜ; MAZMANCI, BİRGÜL; and ARPACI, ABDULLAH (2000) "Investigation on the Liver Functions Agriculturel Workers Chronically Exposed to Pesticides," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 24: No. 3, Article 6. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol24/iss3/6
