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Brain acetylcholinesterase after acute parathion poisoning: A comparative quantitative histochemical analysis post mortem
Author(s) -
Finkelstein Y.,
Wolff M.,
Biegon A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410240212
Subject(s) - acetylcholinesterase , basal ganglia , parathion , cerebellum , white matter , globus pallidus , aché , parathion methyl , pathology , anatomy , medicine , central nervous system , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , magnetic resonance imaging , enzyme , pesticide , radiology , agronomy
The postmortem distribution of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition was studied in the brains of 2 victims of lethal parathion intoxication and 2 control brains matched for age and sex. AChE activity in discrete brain regions was studied by quantitative histochemistry of 40‐μm‐thick sagittal or coronal cryostat sections from the 4 brains. Inhibition of human brain AChE by parathion is regionally selective. The biggest Decemberreases (60–85%) were observed in the cerebellum, some thalamic nuclei, and the cortex. Only a moderate Decemberrease (10–30%) was observed in the substanda nigra and basal ganglia, and no effect was seen in white matter. Detailed knowledge of the brain regions affected bf parathion poisoning may explain some of the clinical manifestations of organophosphate poisoning.