Open AccessEffects of acute organophosphate poisoning on pituitary target gland hormones at admission, discharge and three months after poisoning: A hospital based pilot study
Author(s) -
Pinaki Dutta,
Shruthi Kamath,
Ashish Bhalla,
Viraj Shah,
Anand Srinivasan,
Prakamya Gupta,
Surjit Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.131771
Subject(s) - medicine , hormone , organophosphate poisoning , endocrine system , testosterone (patch) , basal (medicine) , organophosphate , prospective cohort study , physiology , pediatrics , pesticide , insulin , agronomy , biology
Organophosphate compound (OPC) poisoning is common in the developing countries such as India. The acute and later effects of OPC poisoning on pituitary and target gland hormones is largely unknown.