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malathion and Persian Gulf Syndrome

malathion has been researched along with Persian Gulf Syndrome in 1 studies

Malathion: A wide spectrum aliphatic organophosphate insecticide widely used for both domestic and commercial agricultural purposes.
malathion : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R) and (S)-malathion. It is a broad spectrum organophosphate proinsecticide used to control a wide range of pests including Coleoptera, Diptera, fruit flies, mosquitos and spider mites.
diethyl 2-[(dimethoxyphosphorothioyl)thio]succinate : A diester that is diethyl succinate in which position 2 is substituted by a (dimethoxyphosphorothioyl)thio group.

Persian Gulf Syndrome: Unexplained symptoms reported by veterans of the Persian Gulf War with Iraq in 1991. The symptoms reported include fatigue, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, headaches, loss of memory, shortness of breath, gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms, and extreme sensitivity to commonly occurring chemicals. (Nature 1994 May 5;369(6475):8)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Wester, RC1
Quan, D1
Maibach, HI1

Other Studies

1 other study available for malathion and Persian Gulf Syndrome

ArticleYear
In vitro percutaneous absorption of model compounds glyphosate and malathion from cotton fabric into and through human skin.
    Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 1996, Volume: 34, Issue:8

    Topics: Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Glycine; Glyphosate; Gossypium; Herbicides; Humans; In Vitro Techn

1996