Journal article
Cholinesterase Phenotyping: Clinical Aspects and Laboratory Applications
Abstract
The measurement of cholinesterase activity in human serum is an important investigation, especially in patients suspected of poisoning with organophosphate insecticides, or those experiencing prolonged paralysis following treatment with the short acting muscle relaxant succinylcholine. Appropriate clinical management of affected individuals can only be instituted if enzyme activity is measured using a method capable of clear interpretation and …
Authors
Evans RT; McQueen MJ
Journal
Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 35–64
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 1986
DOI
10.3109/10408368609165794
ISSN
1040-8363